Diversity and the state of sociological aging theory

Gerontologist

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 517-530

  McMullin, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Social class

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIODIVERSITY; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0034546362     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/40.5.517     Document Type: Review

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