Three Phases in the History of American Grandparents: Authority, burden, companion

Generations

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Gratton, Brian ^a   Haber, Carole ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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