Would I share a home with an elderly parent? Exploring ethnocultural diversity and intergenerational support relations during young adulthood

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-82

  Mitchell, Barbara A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Co residence attitudes; Ethnocultural diversity; Intergenerational support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BIRTH; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PREDICTION; RELIGION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038613832     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800003743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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