Shared lifetime of grandmothers and grandchildren significantly increased since 1800s
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 09:10
in Psychology & Sociology
The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect on how grandparents and grandchildren influence each other. A study conducted by biologists at the University of Turku, based on Finnish parish registers, indicates that, in this agrarian society, the shared lifetime of grandchildren and their grandmothers was short.