The absent body - A social gerontological paradox

Ageing and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 701-719

  Öberg, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absent body; Ageless self; Body; Dualism; Personal and social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544368869     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x00020055     Document Type: Article

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