Theorizing about family caregiving: The role of responsibility

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-118

  Piercy, Kathleen W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving theory; Familial responsibility; Family caregiving; Inter generational relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040944224     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353445     Document Type: Article

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