Stability and change in the intergenerational family: A convoy approach

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1084-1106

  Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Birditt, Kira S ^a   Sherman, Carey W ^a   Trinh, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ageing; care giving; family; support; transition

Indexed keywords

AGE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84855325546     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X1000098X     Document Type: Article

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