Organizing the baby boomer construct: An exploration of marketing, social systems, and culture

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 759-773

  Lipschultz, Jeremy H ^a   Hilt, Michael L ^a   Reilly, Hugh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 34548307008     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701364511     Document Type: Article

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