Filial norms and family support in a comparative cross-national context: Evidence from the OASIS study

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-223

  Lowenstein, Ariela ^a   Daatland, Svein Olav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross national context; Elderly; Family support; Filial norms

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 33644546996     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05004502     Document Type: Article

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