Later-life divorce and parent-adult child contact and proximity: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 264-285

  Shapiro, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Elderly; Intergenerational relations; Parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844478130     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02250099     Document Type: Article

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