The critical use of narrative and literature in gerontology

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 7-37

  Zeilig, Hannah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical gerontology; Critical thinking; Gerontology; Hermeneutics; Heuristics; Literary gerontology; Narrative gerontology; Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858231125     PISSN: 16528670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.11627     Document Type: Article

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