Values, change and inter-generational ties between two generations of women in Singapore

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-347

  Teo, Peggy ^a   Graham, Elspeth ^b   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Levy, Susan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Change; Family; Gender roles; Inter generational ties; Lifecourse; Singapore

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0037670198     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X0300120X     Document Type: Article

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