Giving to the good and the needy: Parental support of grown Children

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1220-1233

  Fingerman, Karen ^a   Miller, Laura ^a   Birditt, Kira ^b   Zarit, Steven ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Intergenerational relations; Intergenerational transfers; Parent child relations; Social support; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149089540     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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