NEW VIEWS OF GRANDPARENTS IN INTERGENERATIONAL CONTEXT

This article contains a summary of the most widely supported findings concerning grandparents' transactions with their children and grandchi ldren. In addition, based on the research summary, areas for which the re is little information are spotlighted. These include general demogr aphic information, political behavior, and asset transfer from well-of f elders to their descendants. Theoretical suggestions are included fo r the latter area. Most present studies focus on the interactional dyn amics of integenerational relations. An assessment of the theoretical and methodological shortcomings of the research also appears.