Recognizing and responding to loss and 'rupture' in older women's accounts

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-209

  Grenier, Amanda ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical gerontology; Discourse; Health and social care; Intergenerational relations; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749151483     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650530802099817     Document Type: Review

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