Bridging the gap: The creation of continuity by men on the verge of retirement

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-202

  Nuttman Shwartz, Orit ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Continuity theory; Life scenario; Life story; Narrative; Retirement; Structural analyses

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; COPING STRATEGY; RETIREMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38649121441     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006459     Document Type: Article

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