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Subjective Social Status of Older People Across Countries: The Role of Modernization and Employment
Author(s) -
ChristinMelanie Vauclair,
Sibila Marques,
Maria Luı́sa Lima,
Christopher Bratt,
Hannah J. Swift,
Dominic Abrams
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbu074
Subject(s) - modernization theory , psychology , political science , demographic economics , development economics , economic growth , economics
To test and expand upon modernization theory's account of subjective social status (SSS) of older people in society. It was hypothesized that perceptions of older people's social status should be higher in more modernized countries and that the proportion of older people in employment should moderate the relationship between modernization and SSS of older people.

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