Race differences in filial responsibility expectations among older parents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 404-412

  Lee, Gary R ^a   Peek, Chuck W ^b   Coward, Raymond T ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Filial responsibility; Intergenerational relations; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039758219     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353857     Document Type: Article

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