Perceptions and attitudes towards aging in two culturally diverse groups of aged males: A South African experience

Aging Male

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-89

  Strydom, H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aged males; Aging; Attitudes; Culturally diverse groups; Experience; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; DEATH; DYING; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RETIREMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBANIZATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 22144445297     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530500088456     Document Type: Article

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