Men and elder care in Japan: A ripple of change?

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-198

  Harris, Phyllis Braudy ^a   Long, Susan Orpett ^a   Fujii, Miwa ^b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Cross cultural studies; Gender roles; Japan; Male caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009285614     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006571508069     Document Type: Article

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