Social networks among men and women: The effects of age and socioeconomic status

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Ajrouch, Kristine J ^a   Blandon, Alysia Y ^b   Antonucci, Toni C ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 27644543234     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.6.S311     Document Type: Article

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