Intergenerational influence in Singapore and Taiwan: The role of the elderly in family decisions

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-322

  Williams, Lindy ^a   Mehta, Kalyani ^b   Lin, Hui Sheng ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Taiwan Provincial Institute of Family Planning   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Financial independence; Modernization; Singapore; Social status; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000005281     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006630800469     Document Type: Article

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