Understanding the Life Course

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Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquelycomprehensive guide to understanding the entire life course from aninterdisciplinary perspective. Combining the important insightssociology and psychology have to bring to the study of the lifecourse, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinningsin an accessible style, supported by real-life examples. What do reality TV shows such as Supernanny really tell us aboutchild development? Are teenage rebellions and midlife criseswritten into our DNA? Does being a grandparent - or even agreat-grandparent - equate to being old? This book encouragesreaders to think about these questions by highlighting the manydifferent ways the life course can be interpreted, including themesof linearity and multi-directionality, continuity anddiscontinuity, and the interplay between nature and nurture, orgenetics and culture. From birth and becoming a parent, to deathand grieving for the loss of others, key research studies andtheories are introduced, and their contemporary relevance andvalidity discussed. All stages of the life course are considered inconjunction with issues of social inequality (such as social class,race/ethnicity and gender) and critical examination of layviewpoints. The book's comprehensive coverage of the life course countersthe limitations of working with a certain group or age category inisolation, and its interdisciplinary focus recognizes thecentrality of working in and across multi-professional teams andorganizations. It will be essential reading for students onvocational programmes in social work, the allied healthprofessions, nursing and education, and will providethought-provoking insight into the wider contexts of the lifecourse for students of psychology and sociology.

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'This is a most welcome book, written in a clear accessible style.It opens up some complex and challenging issues in ways that engagethe reader and illuminate contemporary people-work.' CommunityCare 'Learning and teaching about the human life course to studentsocial workers in one module over one term has always seemed to meto be a tall order...However, having reviewed Lorraine Green'sbook, I can now confidently recommend this as an excellent place tostart...Green's book is a rarity and a great achievement, providingthe reader with a cogent account of the life course...Now, it isnot only Green's students who can avail themselves of thisknowledge; we all can.' British Journal of Social Work 'Lorraine Green has produced an impressive and stimulating text.She rigorously shakes some of the lazy orthodoxies which can settleinto our understandings of the human life course, yet the workremains accessible and relevant to both professionals andresearchers who seek to understand this important domain.' Sue White, Professor of Social Work, LancasterUniversity 'Ambitious, up-to-date and very readable. Drawing primarily uponsociological and psychological theory and research,Understanding the Life Course will be invaluable to studentsstudying on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses,particularly those on vocational and professional degrees in thebroad health and welfare areas.' Nigel Parton, NSPCC Professor in Applied Childhood Studies,University of Huddersfield 'Multi-disciplinary and theoretically informed, this book makesexcellent use of examples and careful explanation to inform ourunderstanding of the life course. Thought-provoking yet lively,clearly written and accessible, it makes a substantial contributionto the texts in this area.' Serena Bufton, Principal Lecturer in Sociology, Sheffield HallamUniversity
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