Historical Influences on Lives and Aging.

By: Schaie, K. WarnerContributor(s): Elder, GlenMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Springer Series on the Societal Impact on AgingPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (324 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780826197443Subject(s): Developmental psychology | Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects | Life change events | Life cycle, Human -- Social aspects | Social change -- Psychological aspects | Social psychologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historical Influences on Lives and AgingDDC classification: 305.2/09 LOC classification: HQ799.95 -- .H57 2005ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Historical Changes and the American Life Course -- COMMENTARY: This American Life: A Discussion of the Role of History in Developmental Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: What Happened to America's Elderly Population? -- 2 Immigration, Incorporation, and Generational Cohorts in Historical Contexts -- COMMENTARY: Convergence and Divergence in the Developmental Contexts of Immigrants to the United States -- COMMENTARY: Immigration of Older Adults: Extending the Incorporation Typology -- 3 Human Agency in the Transition from Communism: Perspectives on the Life Course and Aging -- COMMENTARY: Life Course Analysis in the Context of Failed Institutional Change in Post-Communist Societies -- COMMENTARY: Social Change and Individual Development: A Challenge-Response Approach -- 4 Job-Search Strategies in Time and Place: A Study of Post-Service Employment Among Former Russian Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: Job Search in the New Russia by Former Soviet Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: The More Things Change: Coping with Transition in the New Russia -- 5 Coming of Age in Wartime: How World War II and the Korean War Changed Lives -- COMMENTARY: Time, Race, and Gender Differences in the Effects of Military Service on Veteran Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: Military Service and Emotional Maturation: The Chelsea Pensioners -- 6 Well-Being of Low-Income Adults in a Period of Historical Changes in Welfare and Employment Policies -- COMMENTARY: Welfare Reform and Well-Being -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
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.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Historical Changes and the American Life Course -- COMMENTARY: This American Life: A Discussion of the Role of History in Developmental Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: What Happened to America's Elderly Population? -- 2 Immigration, Incorporation, and Generational Cohorts in Historical Contexts -- COMMENTARY: Convergence and Divergence in the Developmental Contexts of Immigrants to the United States -- COMMENTARY: Immigration of Older Adults: Extending the Incorporation Typology -- 3 Human Agency in the Transition from Communism: Perspectives on the Life Course and Aging -- COMMENTARY: Life Course Analysis in the Context of Failed Institutional Change in Post-Communist Societies -- COMMENTARY: Social Change and Individual Development: A Challenge-Response Approach -- 4 Job-Search Strategies in Time and Place: A Study of Post-Service Employment Among Former Russian Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: Job Search in the New Russia by Former Soviet Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: The More Things Change: Coping with Transition in the New Russia -- 5 Coming of Age in Wartime: How World War II and the Korean War Changed Lives -- COMMENTARY: Time, Race, and Gender Differences in the Effects of Military Service on Veteran Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: Military Service and Emotional Maturation: The Chelsea Pensioners -- 6 Well-Being of Low-Income Adults in a Period of Historical Changes in Welfare and Employment Policies -- COMMENTARY: Welfare Reform and Well-Being -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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.

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