Sense of community and being a volunteer among the young-old

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-188

  Okun, Morris A ^a   Michel, Josef ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital; Productive aging; Sense of community; Volunteering; Young old

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTEER; WIDOW; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 33646720661     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806286710     Document Type: Article

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