Senior centers in the era of the "Third Age:" Country clubs, community centers, or something else?

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-176

  Hostetler, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Developmental continuity; Individual choice; Intergenerational relationships; Senior centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952362348     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.08.021     Document Type: Article

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