The social capital of older people

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-31

  Gray, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civic participation; Neighbour relations; Personal support; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57749203969     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007617     Document Type: Article

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