Family disruption and support in later life: A comparative study between the United Kingdom and Italy

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 845-863

  Tomassini, Cecilia ^a   Glaser, Karen ^b   Stuchbury, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVORCE; ELDERLY CARE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; KINSHIP; MARRIAGE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42449110350     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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