Older people's realisation of generativity in a changing society: The case of Hong Kong

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 609-627

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Chan, Wai ^a   Chan, Alfred C M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agency; Chinese; Communion; Elderly; Generativity; Social changes

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 44849115243     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006903     Document Type: Article

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