Age, cohort and perceived age discrimination: Using the life course to assess self-reported age discrimination

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 265-290

  Gee, Gilbert C ^a   Pavalko, Eliza K ^b   Long, J Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548620327     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2007.0098     Document Type: Article

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