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Peer reviewedHendricks, Jon – Gerontologist, 1996
Addresses the issues of cross-cultural and subcultural diversity, heterogeneity, and nonlinear change, and explains how these topics relate to social gerontology. Discusses misconceptions in the field of life course development as well as new conceptual innovations. (SNR)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Change, Change Agents
Peer reviewedSettersten, Richard A., Jr.; Hagestad, Gunhild O. – Gerontologist, 1996
Surveyed randomly selected adults (n=319) in the Chicago metropolitan area and questioned them on whether cultural schedules exist for the timing of life transitions. Respondents perceived deadlines for most of the family transitions discussed. (SNR)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies
