Structure of the Life Course: Standardized? Individualized? Differentiated? (eBook)

Ross Macmillan (Herausgeber)

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2005 | 1. Auflage
366 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-045719-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

front cover 1
table of contents 6
List of Contributors 10
Preface 12
Abstract 14
Part I: Introduction 16
The Structure of the Life Course: Classic Issues and Current Controversies 18
Part II: Concepts and Characteristics 40
De-Standardization of the Life Course: What it Might Mean? And if it Means Anything, Whether it Actually Took Place? 42
The Structure of the Life Course: Gender and Racioethnic Variation in the Occurrence and Sequencing of Role Transitions 70
Measuring the Early Adult Life Course in Mexico: An Application of the Entropy Index 106
Part III: Contexts and Contingencies 138
Colleges, Careers, and the Institutional Structuring of the Transition to Adulthood 140
From Old to New Structures: A Long-Term Comparison of the Transition to Adulthood in West and East Germany 166
Age Norms, Institutional Structures, and the Timing of Markers of Transition to Adulthood 190
Trials and Tribulations in Coupling Careers 220
Embedded Career Clocks: The Case of Retirement Planning 252
Part IV: Consequences 282
Mapping Social Context on Mental Health Trajectories Through Adulthood 284
Work and Activity Characteristics Across the Life Course 318
Life Course of Academic Professionals: Substantive Tasks, False Assumptions, Institutional Accommodations, and Personal Adjustments 346
Author Index 364
index 374

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-045719-3 / 0080457193
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-045719-2 / 9780080457192