Negotiating inequality among adult siblings: Two case studies

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 482-499

  Connidis, Ingrid Arnet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Families in middle and later life; Inequality; Life course; Sibling relations; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147198508     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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