Intergenerational coresidence and nearness in Korea and Japan: Unbalanced aspects of family changes

International Journal of Japanese Sociology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-115

  Park, Keong Suk ^a   Kim, Ik Ki ^b   Kojima, Hiroshi ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family change; Intergenerational coresidence; The elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937182207     PISSN: 09187545     EISSN: 14756781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6781.1999.tb00066.x     Document Type: Article

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