The work of elderly men caregivers: From public careers to an unseen world

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-314

  Russell, Richard ^a  

^a Greater Rochester Collaborative Master of Social Work Program

Author keywords

Care work; Caregiving; Men; Social location

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845419021     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X05277712     Document Type: Article

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