Parents, Children, Siblings, In-laws, and Non-kin as Sources of Emergency Assistance to Black Americans.

Taylor, Robert Joseph; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ379721

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Publication Date: 1988

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Parents, Children, Siblings, In-laws, and Non-kin as Sources of Emergency Assistance to Black Americans.

Taylor, Robert Joseph; And Others

Family Relations, v37 n3 p298-304 Jul 1988

Examined demographic correlates of familial and nonfamilial sources of emergency assistance among Blacks. Data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics-1980 showed both familial and nonfamilial sources of emergency assistance. Revealed age, gender, marital status, and urban-rural differences in sources of assistance. Results highlight importance of parent-child bond across life course. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Family, Extended Family, Friendship, Helping Relationship, Marital Status, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences, Sibling Relationship, Social Support Groups

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Language: English

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