The role of volunteering in an era of cultural transition: Can it provide a role identity for older people from Asian cultures?

Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1048-1058

  Warburton, Jeni ^a   Winterton, Rachel ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cultural diversity; Role identity; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL TRADITION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ASIA;

EID: 84858854784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d2081048     Document Type: Article

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