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Bryan S. Green. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age: A Study in Discourse Analysis. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1993, pp. 226. $49.95 cloth.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Stephen Katz
Stephen Katz
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Department of Sociology, Trent University.
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 14 , Issue 1: Models of Aging , Printemps/Spring 1995 , pp. 138 - 140
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1995

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