Maggie Kuhn: Social theorist of radical gerontology

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-26

  Estes, Carroll ^a   Portacolone, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Social policy; United States of America; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949481057     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330910934682     Document Type: Article

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