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UNINA9910454153403321 |
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Titolo |
Historical influences on lives & aging [[electronic resource] /] / K. Warner Schaie, Glen Elder, editors |
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New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-81146-7 |
9786611811464 |
0-8261-9744-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Collana |
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Societal impact on aging series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner) |
ElderGlen H |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Life cycle, Human - Social aspects |
Life change events |
Social change - Psychological aspects |
Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects |
Developmental psychology |
Social psychology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Historical Changes and the American Life Course; 2 Immigration, Incorporation, and Generational Cohorts in Historical Contexts; 3 Human Agency in the Transition from Communism: Perspectives on the Life Course and Aging; 4 Job-Search Strategies in Time and Place: A Study of Post-Service Employment Among Former Russian Army Officers; 5 Coming of Age in Wartime: How World War II and the Korean War Changed Lives; 6 Well-Being of Low-Income Adults in a Period of Historical Changes in Welfare and Employment Policies; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book focuses on the ways in which the life course of individuals is affected by the historical contexts in which they live. Editors Schaie and Elder, along with over twenty-five contributors, explore how historical events of varying degrees such as immigration, war, age, ethnicity, and |
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