Status characteristics among older individuals: The diminished significance of gender

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 361-374

  Hopcroft, Rosemary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 33645303225     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2006.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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