The licensed social club: A resource for independence in later life

Ageing International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 216-236

  Simpson Young, Virginia ^a   Russell, Cherry ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Autonomy; Ethnography; Independence; Licensed clubs; Older people; Place

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855739199     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-009-9040-9     Document Type: Article

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