Socioeconomic resources and living arrangements of older adults in Lebanon: Who chooses to live alone?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Tohme, Rania A ^a   Yount, Kathryn M ^b   Yassine, Sara ^a   Shideed, Olla ^a   Sibai, Abla Mehio ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; Lebanon; living arrangements; modernisation; older adults; socioeconomic resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME; LIVING STANDARD; MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

LEBANON;

EID: 79451473170     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X10000590     Document Type: Article

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