Instrumental- and emotion-focused care work during physical health events: Comparing gay, lesbian, and heterosexual marriages

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 498-509

  Umberson, Debra ^a   Thomeer, Mieke Beth ^b   Kroeger, Rhiannon A ^c   Reczek, Corinne ^d   Donnelly, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity in aging; Gender; Marriage; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES;

EID: 85019717356     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw133     Document Type: Article

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