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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-

Elder, Glen H., Jr.

Series:

Societal impact on aging.

Societal impact on aging series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life cycle, Human--Social aspects.

Life cycle, Human.

Life change events.

Social change--Psychological aspects.

Social change.

Emigration and immigration--Psychological aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Developmental psychology.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Historical influences on lives and aging

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-81146-7

9786611811464

0-8261-9744-2

OCLC:

476262158