Life course transitions, the generational stake, and grandparent-grandchild relationships

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1089-1096

  Crosnoe, Robert ^a   Elder Jr , Glen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Education; Family system; Grandchildren; Grandparenting; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036856560     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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