Missing links: The case for a social psychology of the life course

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 248-255

  George, Linda K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Life course trajectories; Subjective well being; Transitions

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029981553     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.2.248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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