Symbolic meanings of valued personal objects in identity transitions of late adulthood

Identity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-24

  Kroger, Jane ^a   Adair, Vivienne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 41549153307     PISSN: 15283488     EISSN: 1532706X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15283480701787251     Document Type: Article

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