Generational jeopardy? Parents' marital transitions and the provision of financial transfers to adult children

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-108

  Shapiro, Adam ^a   Remle, R Corey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family structure; Intergenerational exchange; Marriage; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RETIREMENT; WIDOWHOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951997855     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq010     Document Type: Article

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