Handbook of the Life Course
Volume II
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Beschreibung
Building on the success of the 2003 Handbook of the Life Course, this second volume identifies future directions for life course research and policy. The introductory essay and the chapters that make up the five sections of this book show consensus on strategic “next steps” in life course studies. These next steps are explored in detail in each section: Section I, on life course theory, provides fresh perspectives on well-established topics, including cohorts, life stages, and legal and regulatory contexts. It challenges life course scholars to move beyond common individualistic paradigms. Section II highlights changes in major institutional and organizational contexts of the life course. It draws on conceptual advances and recent empirical findings to identify promising avenues for research that illuminate the interplay between structure and agency. It examines trends in family, school, and workplace, as well as contexts that deserve heightened attention, including the military, the criminal justice system, and natural and man-made disaster. The remaining three sections consider advances and suggest strategic opportunities in the study of health and development throughout the life course; methodological innovations, including qualitative and three-generational longitudinal research designs, causal analysis, growth curves, and the study of place; and building bridges between life course research and public policy.
Takes stock of a fast-growing, complex and multidisciplinary field
Emphasizes qualitative novelty in life course research
Clearly describes the opportunities and challenges of the field
Takes stock of a fast-growing, complex and multidisciplinary field Emphasizes qualitative novelty in life course research Clearly describes the opportunities and challenges of the field
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Michael J. Shanahan
Themen in »Handbook of the Life Course«
Causal Analysis in Life Course Research Culture and the Life Course Future Research on Life Course Growth and Diffusion of Life Course Research Institutionalization of the Life Course Life Course Research and Policy Life Course Research for Educational Careers Life Course Research for Familial Careers Life Course Research for Work Careers Life Course Sociology Life Course Theory Social Circumstances in the Study of Biographical Patterns Social Structures and the Life Course Study on Complexities of Timing The Life Course and Behavioral Medicine
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“Handbook of the Life Course: Volume II could usefully sit on any life course researcher’s desk—not on a shelf, because it is too useful. Each chapter offers rich and new insights into the adventure of life courses and life course research. … graduate students and researchers at all levels could beneficially dip into the book again and again for inspiration and guidance.” (Susan McDaniel, Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 44 (1-2), 2017)
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