Solidarity within the family and care transfer
One of the great challenges of our time is how to protect dependent people. Spain legally regulates this situation through Law 39/2006, of 14 December, on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Care for Dependent Persons, which provides for a highly complex system of protection. A review of the legal framework and analysis of the…
Older parents, generations, and family solidarity
Research carried out in cooperation with the Catholic University Centre for Family Studies and Research in Milan (UNICATT), the study explores the issue of intergenerational solidarity within the family and is divided into two phases. The first is national in scope (Intergenerational Solidarity within the Family in Spain), while the second takes a comparative look…
Family Intergenerational Solidarity Index (FISIndex)
Part of this study consisted of designing and validating a scale for measuring Intergenerational Family Solidarity (IFS). In addition to the classic dimensions of solidarity, a systematic dimension was also incorporated, and the scale was validated on the basis of 201 questionnaires. It was presented to the scientific community at the 8th Congress of the…