Intergenerational family relations: Two disciplines meet two generations

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 17-38

  Fine, Marshall ^a   Norris, Joan E ^b   Hofstra, Greta ^a,b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family functioning; Family of origin; Family therapy; Gerontology; Intergenerational relations; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951931521     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v05n04_03     Document Type: Article

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