Against wisdom: The social politics of anger and aging

Cultural Critique

Volumn 51, Issue , 2002, Pages 186-218

  Woodward, Kathlenn ^a  

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EID: 1542781975     PISSN: 08824371     EISSN: 14602458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cul.2002.0024     Document Type: Review

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