Methodological issues in assessing ambivalences in intergenerational relations

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 85-113

  Lettke, Frank ^a   Klein, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 34247664620     PISSN: 15303535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1530-3535(03)04004-4     Document Type: Review

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