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

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Historical influences on lives and aging
Published
New York : Springer Pub., [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928- and Elder, Glen H., Jr.
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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.
Summary
"This volume 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 contributors, explore the following pivotal concerns: how historical changes, such as immigration, affect the life course; the impact of historical transitions within societies, such as the collapse of the Soviet Union; the linking mechanisms, such as how coming of age in wartime affected young people during World War II. One of the goals of this volume is to help readers gain a better understanding of the immediate and long-range effects of historical events on lives and aging. To stimulate thought and discussion, each chapter is followed by two insightful commentaries"--Provided by the Publisher
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9780826197443 (electronic bk.)
0826197442 (electronic bk.)
9780826124050
0826124054
0826124054 (hardcopy)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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