Refashioning one's place in time: Stories of household downsizing in later life

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-252

  Luborsky, Mark R ^a   Lysack, Catherine L ^a   Van Nuil, Jennifer ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Creativity; Housing transition among elderly; Narrative; Place creation; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958264765     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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