Narratives of (in)active ageing in poor deprived areas of Liverpool, UK

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 347-366

  Barrett, Giles ^a   McGoldrick, Christine ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active ageing; Deprivation; Elderly people; Liverpool; Narratives; Poverty; Social policy; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879179869     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-09-2012-0084     Document Type: Article

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