Sandwiched Generation
Author(s):
- Leslie Hammer
- Margaret Neal
Document type: Encyclopedia Entry
Appears in: Work and Family Encyclopedia
Year: 2002
Topic:
- Childcare
- Dependent Care
- Eldercare
- Roles
- Work and Family
Discipline:
- Psychology
Abstract:
The “sandwiched generation” typically refers to parents who are involved in caring both for dependent children and aging parents (Durity, 1991; Ingersoll-Dayton, Neal, & Hammer, 2001; Raphael and Schlesinger, 1993). These individuals have been dubbed the “sandwiched generation” (Fernandez, 1990; Miller, 1981; Nichols & Junk, 1997; Rosenthal, Martin-Matthews, & Matthews, 1996), in that they are sandwiched between the needs of their children and their parents, and often, their jobs.