Ethical implications of the promotion of elder volunteerism: A critical perspective

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-435

  Martinson, Marty ^a   Halpern, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical gerontology; Ethics; Healthy aging; Political economy; Social norms of aging; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052600115     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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