More caregiving, less working: Caregiving roles and gender difference

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 465-483

  Lee, Yeonjung ^a   Tang, Fengyan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving role; gender difference; grandchild caregiving; labor force participation; parent caregiving; spouse caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GRANDCHILD; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PARENT; PERSONAL NEEDS; RESPONSIBILITY; ROLE STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; WORK; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CAREGIVERS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84930327046     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813508649     Document Type: Article

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