Generational affinities and discourses of difference: A case study of highly skilled information technology workers

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-316

  McMullin, Julie Ann ^a   Duerden Comeau, Tammy ^a   Jovic, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Computing technology; Culture; Generations; Mannheim; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TECHNOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGING; ANECDOTES; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34547295939     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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