The time of our lives: Recognizing the contributions of mannheim, neugarten, and riley to the study of aging

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-133

  Ferraro, Kenneth F ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age norms; Age stratification; Cohort flow; Future time perspective; Generations

Indexed keywords

AGING; GERIATRICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME; TRENDS;

AGING; GERIATRICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME;

EID: 84892765570     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt048     Document Type: Article

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