Exploring the relationship between employment history and retired women's social relationships

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-98

  Price, Christine A ^a   Dean, Katherine J ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment history; Paraprofessional; Professional; Retirement; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 67650159928     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952840902837046     Document Type: Article

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