The intersection of age and gender: Reworking gender theory and social gerontology

Current Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-171

  Krekula, Clary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Bodily dimensions; Embodied identities; Gender; Gender theories; Intersectionality; Older women; Social gerontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247370254     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392107073299     Document Type: Article

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