Singlehood: Transitions within a Gendered World

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-352

  Davies, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Never married; Singlehood; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLEHOOD;

EID: 1642554302     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800004219     Document Type: Article

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