Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development by Deborah S. CarrCall Number: Online in Gale Virtual Reference Library
ISBN: 0028661621
Publication Date: 2008-11-10
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 life stages examined are: Childhood and Adolescence; Adulthood; and Later Life.