Who gets what and why? Help middle-aged adults provide to parents and grown children

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-98

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Pitzer, Lindsay M ^a   Chan, Wai ^a   Birditt, Kira ^b   Franks, Melissa M ^a   Zarit, Steven ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Grown child; Intergenerational exchanges; Intergenerational support; Parent; Social support; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79951962800     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq009     Document Type: Review

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