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Historical influences on lives & aging [[electronic resource] /] / K. Warner Schaie, Glen Elder, editors



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Titolo: Historical influences on lives & aging [[electronic resource] /] / K. Warner Schaie, Glen Elder, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
Disciplina: 305.2/09
Soggetto topico: Life cycle, Human - Social aspects
Life change events
Social change - Psychological aspects
Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects
Developmental psychology
Social psychology
Altri autori: SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner)  
ElderGlen H  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Historical influences on lives & aging  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-81146-7
9786611811464
0-8261-9744-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782669903321
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Serie: Societal impact on aging.