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'I don't feel old'
 — the significance of the search for meaning in later life
Author(s)P Thompson
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 8, no 8, August 1993
Pagespp 685-692
KeywordsAgeing process ; Life span ; Self esteem ; Life satisfaction.
AnnotationOffers a critique of the conventional social science approach to ageing in that it neglects life history studies across the life span. This study identifies four factors which impact upon the perceptions of ageing: work, leisure, grandparenting and relations with other adults.
Accession NumberCPA-930929058 A
ClassmarkBG: BG6: DPA: F:5HH

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