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SUMMARY
Chapter 1: Introduction gives an introduction on the concept of intergenerational relationships and understanding of the variables chosen for the study i.e. role expectations, role strain, life satisfaction and social support. The operational definitions have been given with the theoretical and social perspectives pertaining to the topic of present research.
Chapter 2: Review of Literature deals with the review of Indian and international studies that are relevant to the topic and variables of the present study. The compiling of literature is done from journals, publications, reports, conferences, articles, books and also from the internet.
Chapter 3: Research Methodology highlights the scope of the present study. It also contains the methodology of the study, which includes:
■ Sample characteristics and method of sampling ■ Design of the study ■ Description of the tools employed for data collection ■ Procedure for data collection ■ Statistical treatment of the data
Chapter 4: Results and interpretation-Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis- In the first section this chapter presents a statistical analysis of the data procured from the sample under study. The data has been mostly presented in tabular form with few graphical representations for the purpose of easy reading and understanding using descriptive and inferential Analysis. The next section is an attempt to present the qualitative analysis arrived at by the researcher from the data obtained through the focused group discussions with the respondent from the target population of study which were organized in order to obtain and gather in-depth responses and understanding about respondent's experiences and feelings. This exercise has provided detailed and substantiated accounts of the experiences of the target population. Chapter 5: Discussion is concerned with discussion of results in the light of previous research finding and theoretical orientations. It acknowledges the support and contradiction given to the present result with the help of the studies done in the past.
Chapter 6: Implications, Limitations and suggestions for further research deals with implications of the findings of the present study. It also highlights its limitations and problems encountered. Suggestions for further research are provided for the benefit of future researchers in this area on the basis of the findings of the study and on the researcher's personal experience.

Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions gives an overview of the study. It also very lucidly presents the conclusions one can draw from the present study which needs to be understood keeping in mind the limitations mentioned earlier.

Indian Council of Social Science Research.

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