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Kinship and Social Support of the Elderly: The Case of the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Gary R. Lee
Gary R. Lee
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Departments of Sociology and Rural Sociology and the Social Research Center, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
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Abstract

This paper deals with two related issues: (1) the extent to which older persons who require some assistance in the tasks of or resources needed for daily living actually receive such assistance from informal networks; and (2) the consequences of the receipt of this assistance for the older person.

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Research Article
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Ageing & Society , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 19 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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