Older adults' perceptions of work

Work

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Bambrick, Patricia ^a   Bonder, Bette ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Life satisfaction; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SALARY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WORK;

EID: 13944249552     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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