Critical reflections on the body and related sociocultural discourses at the midlife transition: An interpretive study of women's experiences

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Ogle, Jennifer Paff ^a   Damhorst, Mary Lynn ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Body; Middle age; Midlife; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 25644451206     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-005-1277-2     Document Type: Article

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