Engagement of the elderly in time banking: The potential for social capital generation in an aging society

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 414-436

  Collom, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community currencies; Elderly; Informal economy; Social capital; Social networks; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BANKING; CURRENCY; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPOWERMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149263465     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420802186282     Document Type: Article

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