"Classic ageism" or "Brutal economy"? Old age and older people in the Polish media

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-343

  Wilińska, Monika ^a   Cedersund, Elisabet ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attitudinal positioning; Media discourse; Older people; Poland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957016307     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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