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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826408103321

Titolo

Historical influences on lives & aging / / K. Warner Schaie, Glen Elder, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-281-81146-7

9786611811464

0-8261-9744-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Societal impact on aging series

Altri autori (Persone)

SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner)

ElderGlen H

Disciplina

305.2/09

Soggetti

Life cycle, Human - Social aspects

Life change events

Social change - Psychological aspects

Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Developmental psychology

Social psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 socioeconomic status can affect the immediate and long-term life



course. ;chapter