Grandparents caring for their grandchildren: Emerging roles and exchanges in global perspectives

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 827-848

  Settle, Barbara H ^a   Zhao, Jia ^a   Mancini, Karen Doneker ^a   Rich, Amanda ^a   Pierre, Shawneila ^a   Oduor, Atieno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 77950775871     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.40.5.827     Document Type: Article

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