This volume engages the interface between the development of human lives and social relational networks. It focuses on the integration of two subfields of socio

Aging & the Life Course: Social & Cultural Contexts provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the study of aging and the life course from a distinctly

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evo

Over the last four decades the sociological life course approach with its focus on the interplay of structure and agency over time life course perspective has b

During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as