@article{chen_liu_mair_2011, title={Intergenerational ties in context: Grandparents caring for Grandchildren in China}, volume={90}, number={2}, journal={Social Forces}, author={Chen, F. N. A. and Liu, G. Y. and Mair, C. A.}, year={2011}, pages={571–594} } @article{mcdonald_mair_2010, title={Social Capital Across the Life Course: Age and Gendered Patterns of Network Resources}, volume={25}, ISSN={["1573-7861"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01179.x}, abstractNote={Despite increasing research interest in network dynamics and cumulative advantage/ disadvantage processes, little remains known about how social capital varies across the life course. While some researchers suggest that social capital increases with age and others argue the opposite, this study tests these contradictory assertions by analyzing multiple indicators of social capital from a nationally representative data set on working-age U.S. respondents. The findings reveal evidence of both social capital accumulation and decline. Social resources from occupational contacts tend to increase with age, but eventually level off among older respondents. Changes in voluntary memberships follow a similar pattern. However, daily social interaction is negatively associated with age. Overall, the results suggest that social capital embedded in occupational networks tends to accumulate across the career, even in the face of a general decline in sociability. The study also uncovers gender differences in these social capital trajectories that are linked to the distinct life experiences of men and women.}, number={2}, journal={SOCIOLOGICAL FORUM}, author={McDonald, Steve and Mair, Christine A.}, year={2010}, month={Jun}, pages={335–359} } @article{mair_thivierge-rikard_2010, title={The strength of strong ties for older rural adults: Regional distinctions in the relationship between social interaction and subjective well-being}, volume={70}, number={2}, journal={International Journal of Aging & Human Development}, author={Mair, C. A. and Thivierge-Rikard, R. V.}, year={2010}, pages={119–143} } @misc{mair_2009, title={Rural retirement migration}, volume={74}, number={3}, journal={Rural Sociology}, author={Mair, C. A.}, year={2009}, pages={463–466} }