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Peer reviewedStarr, Jerold M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Suggests that the established life history approach to the study of aging has been reformulated to include the macrostructural and cultural context. Demonstrates the utility of some core concepts in social phenomenology and ethnomethodology, particularly Schutz's concept of biographical work, for developing this new conception of the self.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Locus of Control
