Age, gender, narratives, and masquerades

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-58

  Biggs, Simon ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult aging; Critical gerontology; Feminism; Gender; Identity; Intergenerational relationships; Masquerade; Narrative; Old age; Older people; Older women; Self; Social strategies; Social theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0346396339     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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