Sociological perspectives on the baby boomers: An exploration of social change

Quality in Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Leach, Rebecca ^a   Phillipson, Chris ^a   Biggs, Simon ^b   Money, Annemarie ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Consumption; Family change; Housing; Leisure and retirement; Population change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950762060     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200800024     Document Type: Article

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