> Calling Interdependence peer pressure is diluting the nuance of people's relationships.
True, it cannot always be reduced to that, especially within families.
It might often seem detached and of course elders always want to be visited more, but many also prefer that they can live in a special care.
The realities of modern work and family structures in western nations doesn't leave much room for care in many cases and it gives elders as their children more freedom.
It is true about the signaling properties of charity, although that is much more common in high society groups where it is indeed an expectation or a reason to come together. There are exceptions though.
True, it cannot always be reduced to that, especially within families.
It might often seem detached and of course elders always want to be visited more, but many also prefer that they can live in a special care.
The realities of modern work and family structures in western nations doesn't leave much room for care in many cases and it gives elders as their children more freedom.
It is true about the signaling properties of charity, although that is much more common in high society groups where it is indeed an expectation or a reason to come together. There are exceptions though.