Educational experiences throughout adult life: New hopes or no hope for life-course flexibility?

Research on Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 506-538

  Settersten Jr , Richard A ^a   Lovegreen, Loren D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0344835998     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027598204006     Document Type: Review

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