Writing about age, birthdays and the passage of time

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-901

  Bytheway, Bill ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anniversary; Annual cycle; Celebration; Change; Chronological age; Family; Friends

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANNUAL CYCLE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; PANEL DATA;

EID: 70450265333     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008733     Document Type: Article

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