Theory, explanation, and a third generation of theoretical development in social gerontology

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Bengtson, Vern L ^b   Burgess, Elisabeth O ^c   Parrott, Tonya M ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0030897254     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.2.S72     Document Type: Article

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