Intergenerational support to aging parents: The role of norms and needs

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1068-1084

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Gans, Daphna ^a   Yang, Frances M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging parents; Family solidarity; Filial norms; Intergenerational support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745623400     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06288120     Document Type: Article

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