Social relations in Lebanon: Convoys across the life course

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 825-835

  Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Ajrouch, Kristine J ^b   Abdulrahim, Sawsan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Culture; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943413753     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt209     Document Type: Article

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