(Re)visioning gender, age, and aging in families

Handbook of Feminist Family Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 147-159

  Connidis, Ingrid Arnet ^a   Walker, Alexis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Department of Human Development and Family Sciences ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84861475087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781412982801.n12     Document Type: Chapter

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