Help to family and friends: Are there gender differences at older ages?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-92

  Kahn, Joan R ^a   McGill, Brittany S ^a   Bianchi, Suzanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Gender; Informal support; Intergenerational support; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651095508     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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