Later life, inequality and sociological theory

Ageing and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 691-715

  Irwin, Sarah ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Generation; Inequality; Later life; Life course; Moral economy; Social claims; Welfare; Work

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION;

EID: 0033383283     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X99007588     Document Type: Article

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