An Inquiry into New Social Ties in Old Age: Globalization, Individualization, and Family
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عنوان ژورنال: Kazoku syakaigaku kenkyu
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0916-328X,1883-9290
DOI: 10.4234/jjoffamilysociology.22.7