Community, affect, and family relations: A cross-cultural study of spiritual resiliency in eight old women

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-64

  Ramsey, Janet L ^a   Blieszner, Rosemary ^b  

^a Pastoral Counseling Center   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Personal relationships; Religion and the family; Resiliency; Women s issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007143514     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v11n01_05     Document Type: Article

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