Growing old in a new estate: Establishing new social networks in retirement

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-236

  Walters, Peter ^a   Bartlett, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Communion; Community; Master planned community; Suburb

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; AMENITY; LIFESTYLE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBURBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 67749133624     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007812     Document Type: Article

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