Intergenerational contact, attitudes, and stereotypes of adolescents and older people

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-479

  Meshel, David S ^a,b   McGlynn, Richard P ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 3042665461     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490445078     Document Type: Article

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