Gendered emotion work around physical health problems in mid- and later-life marriages

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-22

  Thomeer, Mieke Beth ^a   Reczek, Corinne ^b   Umberson, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion work; Gender; Marriage; Physical health problems

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOUSE;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASCULINITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPOUSES;

EID: 84920099738     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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