Aging and heterogeneity: Genetics, social structure, and personality

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Light, John M ^a,b   Grigsby, Jill S ^c   Bligh, Michelle C ^c  

^a Vermont Alcohol Research Center   (United States)

^b VARC   (United States)

^c POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Human development; Socialization

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0029928169     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.2.165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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