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The Raging Grannies: Defying Stereotypes and Embracing Aging Through Activism

Dana Sawchuk Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 171-185 | Published online: 28 Jul 2009

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