Aging Individuals, Families, and Societies: Micro–Meso–Macro Linkages in the Life Course

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 35-49

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Giarrusso, Roseann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult Child; Birth Cohort; Gender Role Attitude; Marital Disruption; Social Institution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858408483     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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