Aging children and their older parents: The coming generation of caregiving

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 189-204

  Laditka, James N ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Female labor force participation; Household economy; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033650694     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v12n01_12     Document Type: Article

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