Children-in-law in caregiving families

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-75

  Peters Davis, Norah D ^a   Moss, Miriam S ^b   Pruchno, Rachel A ^c  

^a BEAVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Children's Evaluation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Family stress; Kinship norms; Multigenerational households

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0033057354     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.1.66     Document Type: Article

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