Exchange, role modeling and the intergenerational transmission of elder support attitudes: Evidence from three generations of Mexican-Americans

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 514-531

  Ribar, David C ^a   Wilhelm, Mark O ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Filial responsibility; Generalized exchange; Reciprocity; Social exchange; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645771756     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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