Civic engagement as a retirement role for aging Americans

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-377

  Kaskie, Brian ^a   Imhof, Sara ^a   Cavanaugh, Joseph ^a   Culp, Kennith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Older adults; Retirement roles; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; RETIREMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 46949085264     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.3.368     Document Type: Article

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