Grandparent-grandchild ties: Reflections on continuity and change across three generations

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 855-881

  Kemp, Candace L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family socialization; Grandparenthood; Intergenerational ties; Intergenerational transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249650284     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07299599     Document Type: Article

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