Intergenerational ambivalence in the context of the larger social network

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 133-151

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Hay, Elizabeth ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247672733     PISSN: 15303535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1530-3535(03)04006-8     Document Type: Review

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