Self And Identity Through The Life Course In Cross Cultural Perspective

Author : Timothy J Owens
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0762300337

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Self and Identity Through the Life Course in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Timothy J Owens Pdf

This volume represents a new name and a new focus for its predecessor, Current Perspectives on Aging and the Life Cycle (volumes 1-4). We begin our new series, now titled Advances in Life Course Research, with volume 5. Its statement of purpose is the publication of theoretical analyses, reviews, policy analyses and positions, and theory-based empirical papers on issues involving all aspects of the human life course. It adopts a broad conception of the life course, and invites and welcomes contributions from all disciplines and fields of study interested in understanding, describing, and predicting the antecedents of and consequences for the course that human lives take from birth to death, within and across time and cultures (construed in its broadest sense), regardless of methodology, theoretical orientation, or disciplinary affiliation.

Author : Heather A. Turner,Scott Schieman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080888070

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Stress Processes across the Life Course by Heather A. Turner,Scott Schieman Pdf

Stress researchers have become increasing aware of the ways in which structural and psychosocial variations in the life course shape exposure and vulnerability to social stress. This volume of Advances in Life Course Research explores, theoretically and empirically, stress processes both within and across specific life stages. Chapters within this volume incorporate several areas of research, including: • How physical and mental health trajectories are shaped by life course variations in stressors and resources • Stress associated with social role transitions and the significance of different role trajectories for stress exposure and outcomes • Life course variations in the quality and content of institutional contexts (such as school, work and family) and their significance for stress processes • Differences in types, levels, and effects of different stress-moderating resources within and across life course stages • Ways in which race, gender, and social class influence or condition stress processes over the life course • The relevance of “linked lives within families and across generations for stress exposure and vulnerability • Historical variations in stress-related conditions and cohort differences in stress experiences • Methodological and theoretical advances in studying stress processes across the life course

Author : Timothy J Owens,J. Jill Suitor
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080560784

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Interpersonal Relations Across the Life Course by Timothy J Owens,J. Jill Suitor Pdf

This volume (number 12) is subtitled Interpersonal Relations across the Life Course. It is inspired by the increased awareness in recent years of the way in which structural and psychosocial dimensions of the life course shape interpersonal relations. Interest in this issue has included both the maintenance of long-term relationships that may span many phases of the life course and the development of relationships that are specific to particular phases. The volume is a combination of invited and author initiated papers--all anonymously peer reviewed--that seeks to present a cohesive source of information on the multiform nature and influences of interpersonal relations from a variety of perspectives, theoretical frames, and substantive areas. Contributions reflect: Macro-micro linkages and interpersonal relations, (i.e., age structures, social institutions, and race/ethnicity) Parenting across the life course Parent-adult child relations and transitions Transitions in non-kin relationships Social relationships and well-being

Author : René Levy,Paolo Ghisletta,Jean-Marie Le Goff,Dario Spini,Eric Widmer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780080460802

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Towards an Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Life Course by René Levy,Paolo Ghisletta,Jean-Marie Le Goff,Dario Spini,Eric Widmer Pdf

Despite the well-established consensus on the need for an interdisciplinary research paradigm to understand the unfolding of human lives within their social context, existing empirical research rarely embraces this belief. This volume aims at examining the feasibility and hurdles of interdisciplinarity specific to given research fields by bringing together leading North-American and European researchers in sociology, psychology, social psychology and social demography, all highly concerned with fostering an interdisciplinary perspective for the study of the human life course. The contributions are organized along four major axes, three of them substantive (agency and structure, transitions, and biographical re-constructions) and one methodological (methodological innovations), leaving ample leeway for the contributions to address the specific gains and difficulties of empirical interdisciplinary research within their particular domain. The editors introduce the volume by discussing general features, theoretical linkages, and transversal substantive themes of interdisciplinarity in life course research. Likewise, the volume is ended by the editors’ conclusions based on the contributions; they single out major challenges and difficulties for the interdisciplinary study of the life course, together with some promising research meant to address such difficulties and improve current knowledge about the life course. The volume speaks to both experienced scholars and graduate students of the life course. Advanced scholars will benefit from the latest in life course research domains and from a comprehensive overview of life course methodologies. Graduate students of the life course will find in the book an original introduction to many empirical aspects of life course research and to the application of innovative methods to various research settings, as well as rich bibliographical references from the research literature in English, German and French.

Author : Caitrin Lynch,Jason Danely
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857457790

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Transitions and Transformations by Caitrin Lynch,Jason Danely Pdf

Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This volume reframes aging on a global scale by illustrating the multiple ways it is embedded within individual, social, and cultural life courses. It presents a broad range of ethnographic work, introducing a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches to studying life-course transitions in conjunction with broader sociocultural transformations. Through detailed accounts, in such diverse settings as nursing homes in Sri Lanka, a factory in Massachusetts, cemeteries in Japan and clinics in Mexico, the authors explore not simply our understandings of growing older, but the interweaving of individual maturity and intergenerational relationships, social and economic institutions, and intimate experiences of gender, identity, and the body.

Author : Ross Macmillan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080457193

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The Structure of the Life Course: Standardized? Individualized? Differentiated? by Ross Macmillan Pdf

Current debates in life course studies increasingly reference theories of individualization, standardization, and differentiation in the structure of the life course. This volume brings together leading scholars from a variety of fields to assess the theoretical underpinnings, the empirical evidence, and the implications of existing arguments. The contributions include comparative-historical work, demographic analysis, and detailed survey research. The topics covered include historical, cross-cultural, and racioethnic variation in the transition to adulthood, the school-to-work transition, educational careers, retirement, activity characteristics over the life span and the life course context of psychological well-being. The various contributions expand our understanding of the contemporary life course and its implications. The authors offer innovative theoretical and methodological approaches that demonstrate the utility of holistic approaches to conceptualizing the life course and understanding its implications for modern society.

Author : Timothy J. Owens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780387227870

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From Adolescence to Adulthood in the Vietnam Era by Timothy J. Owens Pdf

Children born during the post-WWII era of peace and prosperity entered history at a time dominated by I-Like-Ike politics and domestic security. As they approached adolescence, however, their world was shaken by major cultural, economic, social, and political upheaval. And although it was time of great innovation and progress, a sense of chaos and bitterness began to envelop the country. It was the ‘60s. For many Americans, a mere mention of this decade evokes an extraordinary time and place in the country’s - and their own - history. Adolescents who had been enjoying the technological and medical advances of the era - television, drive-in movies, rock-and-roll, vaccinations that prevented once-incurable diseases - now were also experiencing the fallout from the Civil Rights Movement, domestic terrorism, stagflation, and (perhaps most significant) the Vietnam War. From Adolescence to Adulthood in the Vietnam Era provides a unique, detailed, long-term study of the psychological and social worlds of male adolescents who were on the cusp of adulthood as the 1960s were ending. This longitudinal analysis follows adolescent boys who graduated with the class of 1969 and transitioned into adulthood either through military service, full-time employment, or college life. The results examine the different pathways these boys chose and the affect these choices had on their transition from adolescents to young adult men.

Author : S. Hitlin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780230614949

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Moral Selves, Evil Selves by S. Hitlin Pdf

This book highlights the oft neglected moral aspect of "the self," examining the variety of neurological, psychological, and social processes that enter into the development and maintenance of moral orientations.

Author : Sheldon Stryker,Timothy Joseph Owens,Robert W. White
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816634076

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Self, Identity, and Social Movements by Sheldon Stryker,Timothy Joseph Owens,Robert W. White Pdf

Author : Norman K. Denzin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781781907825

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40th Anniversary of Studies in Symbolic Interaction by Norman K. Denzin Pdf

To mark 40 volumes of Studies in Symbolic Interaction, this volume includes a special introduction from Series Editor, Norman K. Denzin. This 40th volume advances critical discourse on several fronts.

Author : Ross Macmillan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080467083

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Constructing Adulthood by Ross Macmillan Pdf

Advances in Life Course Research publishes original theoretical analyses, integrative reviews, policy analyses and position papers, and theory-based empirical papers on issues involving all aspects of the human life course. Adopting a broad conception of the life course, it invites and welcomes contributions from all disciplines and fields of study interested in understanding, describing, and predicting the antecedents of and consequences for the course that human lives take from birth to death, within and across time and cultures, regardless of methodology, theoretical orientation, or disciplinary affiliation. Each volume is organized around a unifying theme.

Author : Janet Zollinger Giele,Elke Holst
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780080545141

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Changing Life Patterns in Western Industrial Societies by Janet Zollinger Giele,Elke Holst Pdf

Changing Life Patterns in Western Industrial Societies

Author : Jan E. Stets,Jonathan H. Turner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401791304

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Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions: Volume II by Jan E. Stets,Jonathan H. Turner Pdf

Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions Volume II presents all new chapters in the ever developing area of the sociology of emotions. The volume is divided into two sections: Theoretical Perspectives and Social Arenas of Emotions. It reviews major sociological theories on emotions, which include evolutionary theory, identity theory, affect control theory, social exchange theory, ritual theory, and cultural theory among others. Social arenas where emotions are examined include, but are not limited to, the economy and the workplace, the family, mental health, crime, sports, technology, social movements and the field of science. All the chapters review the major theories and research in the area and each chapter ends with some discussion of directions for future research. The Sociology of Emotions is a fast growing and vital field in the broad discipline of Sociology. This volume II follows the Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions which was first published in 2006. In 2008, this first handbook received the “Outstanding Recent Contribution” in the Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association. With contributions from leading scholars from different areas in the discipline, such as neurosociology, culture, economics, mental health, gender, social movements, discussing state-of-art theory and research on emotions in sociology this volume will generate wider appeal to the sociological community.

Author : Carol K. Sigelman,Linda De George,Kimberley Cunial,Elizabeth A. Rider
Publisher : Cengage AU
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Developmental biology
ISBN : 9780170415910

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Life Span Human Development by Carol K. Sigelman,Linda De George,Kimberley Cunial,Elizabeth A. Rider Pdf

The third edition of Life Span Human Development helps students gain a deeper understanding of the many interacting forces affecting development from infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. It includes local, multicultural and indigenous issues and perspectives, local research in development, regionally relevant statistical information, and National guidelines on health. Taking a unique integrated topical and chronological approach, each chapter focuses on a domain of development such as physical growth, cognition, or personality, and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Within each chapter, you will find sections on four life stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. This distinctive organisation enables students to comprehend the processes of transformation that occur in key areas of human development. This text also includes a MindTap course offering, with a strong suite of resources, including videos and the chronological sections within the text can be easily customised to suit academic and student needs.

Author : Richard A. Settersten Jr.,Timothy J Owens
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080546196

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New Frontiers in Socialization by Richard A. Settersten Jr.,Timothy J Owens Pdf

New Frontiers in Socialization