Living together or communicating at a distance: Structural and associational solidarity between mid-life parent and adult child in New Zealand

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Hillcoat Nallétamby, Sarah ^a   Dharmalingam, A ^a   Baxendine, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33747596902     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.37.3.381     Document Type: Review

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