Childhood as Generation or Life Phase?

Young

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-91

  Närvänen, Anna Liisa ^a   Näsman, Elisabet ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

age category; childhood; generation; life course; life phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247672711     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: 17413222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1103308804039637     Document Type: Article

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