Aging and the Life Course

The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 126-141

  Phillipson, Chris ^a   Allan, Graham ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changing life course; Domestic organization; Generational relationships; Partnerships; Personal communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645569428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999004.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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