The Baby Boomers' intergenerational relationships

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-209

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Pillemer, Karl A ^b   Silverstein, Merril ^c   Suitor, J Jill ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Boomer; Caregiving; Family; Intergenerational relationships; Parent; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGING; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGING; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84858435082     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr139     Document Type: Article

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