Grandparents in the United States and the Republic of China: A comparison of generations and cultures

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-317

  Strom, Robert D ^a   Strom, Shirley K ^b   Wang, Chih Mei ^b   Shen, Yuh Ling ^b   Griswold, Dianne ^b   Chan, Hou Sheng ^b   Yang, Chu Yin ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033383138     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DQFF-LVRU-U6W9-8Q6L     Document Type: Article

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