Couples' provision of informal care for parents and parents-in-law: Far from sharing equally?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-395

  Henz, Ursula ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Filial responsibility; Gender; Informal caring; Intergenerational support; Parents in law; Secondary carers

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; KINSHIP; LABOR MARKET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67749111515     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08008155     Document Type: Article

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