Introduction
Lives in Time and Place. Describes the aims of the volume and
outlines each chapter.
Chapter One
The Study of Lives: Emerging Propositions and Controversies.
Discusses propositions related to the study of lives from the
standpoints of different disciplines, and explicates debates about
the nature and rhythm of the life course in modern societies.
Chapter Two
Challenges Posed by Age and Age Structuring. Explores the meanings
of age for individuals, groups, and societies, and the uses and
measurement of age in developmental theory and research.
Chapter Three
Challenges Posed by Generation and Cohort. Discusses the
significance of the concepts of generation and cohort, and
strategies for handling them, in developmental scholarship.
Chapter Four
Challenges to Understanding Lives the Long Way. Introduces central
concepts and parameters for describing the life course, and
discusses the theoretical and methodological challenges associated
with analyzing lives in and through time.
Chapter Five
Challenges Posed by Place and Other Issues. Addresses the
significance of social contexts in shaping lives, and how social
contexts might be better incorporated into developmental
scholarship. Also introduces other important strategies for
analyzing lives.
Chapter Six
An Agenda for Developmental Science. Highlights the most pressing
challenges that must be confronted to usher in an exciting new era
of theory and research on human development.
References
Index
Name Index, Subject Index
Rick Settersten, Ph.D. is Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University, and Endowed Director of the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families
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