The Impact of 'the Dream' on Women's Experience of the Midlife Transition

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-43

  Minter, Lynette E ^a   Samuels, Curtis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

"The dream"; Developmental trajectory; Midlife transition; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032387810     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023017029910     Document Type: Article

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