'They ought to do this for their parents': Perceptions of filial obligations among immigrant and Dutch older people

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-66

  de Valk, Helga A G ^a   Schans, Djamila ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Filial obligations; Immigrant elderly; Perceptions; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; KINSHIP; PERCEPTION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37049023023     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006307     Document Type: Article

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