The body, gender, and age: Feminist insights in social gerontology

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-73

  Twigg, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathing; Body; Carework; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENDER; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0347026370     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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