Images of sexuality and aging in gerontological literature

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 5-12

  Scherrer, Kristin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Discursive representations; Gay; Inequality; Lesbian; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649099053     PISSN: 15536610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/srsp.2009.6.4.5     Document Type: Article

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