Cultural aspects of ageing: Gender and inter-generational issues

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 681-687

  Jefferys, Margot ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Demographic transition; Developed and developing countries

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION GROWTH; SENESCENCE;

AGEING POPULATION; CULTURAL CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; WOMEN'S ROLE; WORK PATTERN;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030222657     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00112-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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