Intergenerational Relations in Later-Life Families

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 161-178

  Suitor, J Jill ^a   Sechrist, Jori ^c   Gilligan, Megan ^c   Pillemer, Karl ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adult Child; Family Solidarity; Intergenerational Relation; Relationship Quality; Role Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125934173     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0_11     Document Type: Chapter

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