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Marriage & Family Review Volume 47, 2011 - Issue 8: How Fares the Family? Resilience and Transformation of Families in Asia
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Being a Good Grandparent: Roles and Expectations in Intergenerational Relationships in Japan and Singapore

Leng Leng Thang Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kalyani Mehta School of Human Development and Social Sciences, University of Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
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Tsuneo Usui School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan
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Mari Tsuruwaka Department of Nursing, St. Luke's College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 548-570 | Published online: 06 Dec 2011

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