Development of a typology of dual-earner couples caring for children and aging parents

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-483

  Cullen, Jennifer C ^a,b   Hammer, Leslie B ^a   Neal, Margaret B ^a   Sinclair, Robert R ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Adult Correctional Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Dual earner couples; Parent care; Typology; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849135576     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08326003     Document Type: Article

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