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The life course as developmental theory.
- G. Elder
- Sociology, Medicine
- Child development
- 1 February 1998
The pioneering longitudinal studies of child development (all launched in the 1920s and 1930s) were extended well beyond childhood. Indeed, they eventually followed their young study members up to… Expand
The Emergence and Development of Life Course Theory
- G. Elder, M. Johnson, Robert Crosnoe
- History
- 2003
Today, the life course perspective is perhaps the pre-eminent theoretical orientation in the study of lives, but this has not always been the case. The life histories and future trajectories of… Expand
Time, human agency, and social change: perspectives on the life course
- G. Elder
- Sociology
- 1 March 1994
The life course has emerged over the past 30 years as a major research paradigm. Distinctive themes include the relation between human lives and a changing society, the timing of lives, linked or… Expand
A family process model of economic hardship and adjustment of early adolescent boys.
- R. Conger, K. Conger, G. Elder, F. Lorenz, R. Simons, L. Whitbeck
- Psychology, Medicine
- Child development
- 1 June 1992
We propose a family process model that links economic stress in family life to prosocial and problematic adolescent adjustment. Employing a sample of 205 seventh-grade boys aged 12 to 14 years (M =… Expand
Linking economic hardship to marital quality and instability.
- R. Conger, G. Elder, +5 authors Janet N. Melby
- Psychology
- 1 August 1990
Utilizing a sample of 76 white middle-class couples from a rural midwestern county in the US this study examines 2 central propositions: 1)the negative impact of economic hardship on a spouses… Expand
Economic stress, coercive family process, and developmental problems of adolescents.
We propose a model of family conflict and coercion that links economic stress in family life to adolescent symptoms of internalizing and externalizing emotions and behaviors. The 180 boys and 198… Expand
Trajectories of Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms during Adolescence.
This 4-year longitudinal study of 191 girls and 185 boys living in intact Camilies in the rural Midwest examines the trajectories of life events and depressive symptoms in adolescence. The… Expand
The Life Course and Human Development.
- G. Elder, M. Shanahan
- Psychology
- 1 June 2007
The life course paradigm has replaced child-based, growth-oriented (“ontogenetic”) accounts of the person with models that emphasize the timing, social context, and organization of lives from birth… Expand
Children of the Great Depression: Social Change in Life Experience
- G. Elder
- Psychology
- 1 September 1999
Crisis And Adaptation: An Introduction * The Depression Experience * Adaptations to Economic Deprivation Coming Of Age In The Depression * Economic Deprivation and Family Status * Children in the… Expand
Couple resilience to economic pressure.
Over 400 married couples participated in a 3-year prospective study of economic pressure and marital relations. The research (a) empirically evaluated the family stress model of economic stress… Expand
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