Measuring subjective social status: A case study of older Taiwanese

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 71-89

  Goldman, Noreen ^a   Cornman, Jennifer C ^b   Chang, Ming Cheng ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ladder; Social gradient; Social status; Subjective social position; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33845982905     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9020-4     Document Type: Article

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