"Sandwiched generation" couples: A cross-cultural, cross-gender comparison

Pratiques Psychologiques

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-237

  Malach Pines, A ^a   Hammer, L ^b   Neal, M ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Gender; Israel; USA; Work Family

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349145436     PISSN: 12691763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prps.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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