Intergenerational support of chinese rural elders with migrant children: Do sons' or daughters' migrations make a difference?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 534-554

  Guo, Man ^a   Chi, Iris ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Elderly parents; Gender; Intergenerational support; Out migration

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIGRATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68349095187     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370902983245     Document Type: Article

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