The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age

1979/04/01 by E. Shanas, Ethel Shanas · 24 citations
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Social Issues in Poland #Global Health Care Issues #Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

paper · doi:10.1093/geront/19.2.169

Abstract

Journal Article The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age Get access Ethel Shanas, PhD Ethel Shanas, PhD 2Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago CircleBox 4348, Chicago, IL 60680 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Gerontologist, Volume 19, Issue 2, April 1979, Pages 169–174, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/19.2.169 Published: 01 April 1979

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