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Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
- Published by Macmillan Reference USA
The Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development examines three key life stages from a sociological perspective, exploring how enduring experiences, as well as transitions and events such as childcare, education, stress, marriage, career, addiction, friendship, parenthood, disease, spirituality, and retirement influence the individual?s life course. The nearly 400 entries in this three-volume set are organized by life stage: Childhood and Adolescence; Adulthood; and Later Life. Included in each is an overview essay that features a detailed discussion of that stage of human development, followed by signed entries that apply sociological as well as economic, biological, psychological, and educational perspectives to a range of topics. Also covered are sociological theories and their significance to life course study; the impact of social and government policies; and racial, gender, and geographic patterns of many life course phenomena. Entries are heavily illustrated with photos, graphs, charts, and tables. Also included is coverage of research methods and key data sources, which enhance and reinforce the topical entries, as well as a glossary, thematic outline, annotated bibliography, and cumulative index.
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"Aimed at an audience ranging from undergraduate students to seasoned social scientists, this three-volume encyclopedia has been put together by chief editor Carr and her collaborators in order to introduce the theory, research, and methodologies of the field of life course studies, a field guided by four key assumptions: human lives are embedded in and shaped by historical context, the meaning and impact of a life transition is contingent on when it occurs, lives are intertwined though social relationships, and individuals construct their lives through their choices and actions, yet within the constraints of historical and social circumstances."
--Book News, February 2009
- Published/Released: November 2008
- ISBN 13: 9780028661629
- ISBN 10: 0028661621
- Product number: 242719
- Shipping Weight: 12.20 lbs (5.53 kgs)
Price: US $415.00