Parental Support During Young Adulthood: Why Does Assistance Decline With Age?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 975-1007

  Hartnett, Caroline Sten ^a   Furstenberg, Frank F ^b   Birditt, Kira S ^a   Fingerman, Karen L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; intergenerational transfers; social support; transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878608240     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X12454657     Document Type: Article

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