Perceived obligations of remarried households to provide financial assistance to younger family members

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 23-43

  Killian, Timothy S ^a   Ferrell, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational relationships; Intergenerational transfer; Stepfamily relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746816569     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v03n04_03     Document Type: Article

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