Productive engagement among older Americans: Prevalence, patterns, and implications for public policy

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-164

  Hinterlong, James ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Civic engagement; Employment; Longitudinal analyses; Productive engagement; Public policy; Voluntarism

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGING; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 54049140450     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420801977491     Document Type: Article

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