Contents: Part I: Introduction and context -- 1. The sandwich generation: individual, family, organizational and societal -- Challenges and opportunities / Ronald J. Burke -- 2. Challenges faced by sandwiched caregivers / Shelley I. White-Means -- 3. Intergenerational relations in later life...

pt. I. Individual wellbeing -- pt. II. Family and extra-work experiences and activities -- pt. III. Work and career experiences and activities -- pt. IV. Leadership and wellbeing -- pt. V. The way forward - putting it all together.

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