Social Relations and Aging

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 145-160

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Moorman, Sara M ^b  

^a Camden Campus of Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult Child; Elder Abuse; Romantic Partner; Romantic Relationship; Social Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875545316     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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