Intragenerational proximity and the social role of sibling neighbors after midlife

Family Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Miner, Sonia ^a   Uhlenberg, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult sibling relationships; Family neighbors; Intragenerational; Proximity; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031106998     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585038     Document Type: Article

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