Ageing activists: Who gets involved in older people's forums?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-280

  Barnes, Marian ^a   Harrison, Elizabeth ^b   Murray, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

identities; motivations; older people's forums; participation; place

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BIOGRAPHY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855706509     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000328     Document Type: Article

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