Gender differences in intergenerational care in European welfare states

Ageing and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 298-320

  Haberkern, Klaus ^a   Schmid, Tina ^b   Szydlik, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Health Observatory   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

European comparison; gender; intergenerational care; SHARE; welfare state

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84922032483     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X13000639     Document Type: Article

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