Ageing in the ‘Risk Society’

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 70-83

  Powell, Jason L ^a   Wahidin, Azrini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

risk; social policy; Technological systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249178948     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330510629108     Document Type: Article

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