Concepedia

Fertility Decline, Family Structure, and Support for Older Persons in Latin America and Asia

Karen Glaser, Emily M. Agree, Elizabeth Costenbader, Antonio Camargo, Belkis Trench, Josefina N. Natividad, Yi-Li Chuang

Journal of Aging and Health · 2006 · 40 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

The timing of the demographic transition has significant implications for kin availability and support.

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James S. House, Karl R. Landis, Debra Umberson · Science · 1988 · 7K citations

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Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Problems in Studying Social Support as a Buffer Against Life Stress

Peggy A. Thoits · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1982 · 1.5K citations

Toward A Restatement of Demographic Transition Theory

John C. Caldwell · Population and Development Review · 1976 · 990 citations

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Intergenerational Social Support and the Psychological Well-Being of Older Parents in China

Xuan Chen, Merril Silverstein · Research on Aging · 2000 · 435 citations

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Transfer Behavior in the Health and Retirement Study: Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources within the Family

Kathleen McGarry, Robert F. Schoeni · The Journal of Human Resources · 1995 · 383 citations

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