Family, work and quality of life: Changing economic and social roles through the lifecourse

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 771-791

  Evandrou, Maria ^a   Glaser, Karen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family care; Health; Multiple roles; Pensions; Quality of life; Social activities; Work

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 4644308238     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X04002545     Document Type: Article

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