Men's organisational affiliations in later life: The influence of social class and marital status on informal group membership

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-82

  Perren, Kim ^a   Arber, Sara ^b   Davidson, Kate ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal organisations; Marital status; Older men; Social class

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037279719     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02001034     Document Type: Article

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