Active citizenship in later life: Older volunteers in a deprived community in England

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-45

  Hardill, Irene ^a   Baines, Susan ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older adults; Unpaid work; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; ELDERLY POPULATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 65249099662     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120802577640     Document Type: Article

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