In defiance of an ageing culture

Ageing and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-148

  Hepworth, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing studies; decline; entrance; middle ageism; midlife; midlife crisis; positive ageing; postmodern selves; social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008564909     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X9900728X     Document Type: Article

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