The uninvited guest: Mother/daughter conflict in feminist gerontology

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-128

  Ray, Ruth E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age identity; Ethnography and aging; Feminist gerontology; Generational culture; Humanistic gerontology; Intergenerational storytelling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FILM; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MODEL; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037312917     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(02)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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