Intergenerational family relations in adulthood: Patterns, variations, and implications in the contemporary United States

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2009, Pages 191-212

  Swartz, Teresa Toguchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kin networks; Parentadult child relationships; Social support and exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149116863     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134615     Document Type: Article

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