The life course metaphor: Implications for biography and interpretive research

Qualitative Sociology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-15

  Murphy, John W ^a   Arxer, Steven L ^b   Belgrave, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Belmont Abbey College   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning making; Meaningful engagement; Qualitative gerontology; Third age

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954038278     PISSN: 17338077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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