Conceptualizing transition: The role of metaphor in describing the experience of change at midlife

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-290

  Horton, Scott L ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Metaphor; Midlife; Nontraditional; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036389171     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020239027517     Document Type: Review

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