A Cross Cultural Investigation of Age Stereotypes and Communication Perceptions of Older and Younger Workers in the USA and Thailand

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 326-341

  McCann, Robert M ^a   Keaton, Shaughan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874418458     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2012.700822     Document Type: Article

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