Lifestyles of belief: Narrative and culture in a retirement community

Ageing and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 649-672

  Biggs, Simon ^a   Bernard, Miriam ^a   Kingston, Paul ^a   Nettleton, Hilary ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing identity; Culture; Focus groups; Imagination; Mental health; Narrative; Physical health; Retirement community; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE;

EID: 0034459938     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X01007930     Document Type: Article

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