Subjective realities of older male farmers: Self-perceptions of ageing and work

Rural Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-97

  Gullifer, Judith ^a   Thompson, Tony ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Farmers; Life changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247655913     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.16.1.80     Document Type: Article

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