The gendered nature of filial piety - A study among Chinese Canadians

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-45

  Chappell, Neena L ^a   Kusch, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Chinese; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847317542     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9011-5     Document Type: Article

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