Identity in the fourth age: Perseverance, adaptation and maintaining dignity

Ageing and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Lloyd, Liz ^a   Calnan, Michael ^b   Cameron, Ailsa ^a   Seymour, Jane ^c   Smith, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; dignity; fourth age; identity; perseverance; relational autonomy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AUTONOMY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84890395887     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X12000761     Document Type: Article

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