The absence of conflict between paid-work hours and the provision of instrumental support to elderly parents among middle-aged women and men

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 923-948

  Van Putten, Anne E ^a   Vlasblom, Jan Dirk ^b   Dykstra, Pearl A ^c   Schippers, Joop J ^b  

^a Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

children; instrumental support; middle age; parents; partners; work hours

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER ROLE; INCOME; KINSHIP; NUMERICAL MODEL;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77957278699     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X10000127     Document Type: Article

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