Changes in volunteering among young old in the Netherlands between 1992 and 2002: The impact of religion, age-norms, and intergenerational transmission

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Suanet, Bianca ^a   Broese van Groenou, Marjolein ^a   Braam, Arjan W ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Institute of Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort comparison; Religion; Socialization; Volunteer; Young old

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249242955     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0119-7     Document Type: Article

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