Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies

The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 394-420

  Ganong, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic changes; Industrialized nations; Intergenerational relationships; Stepfamilies; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956357224     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269923.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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