Gay and Bisexual Men's Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in the Workplace: Associations With Retirement Planning

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Mock, Steven Edward ^a   Sedlovskaya, Alexandra ^b   Purdie Vaughns, Valerie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

retirement planning; sexual orientation; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455256647     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809358081     Document Type: Article

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