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Direct linkSchiff, Brian – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2014
In this introductory chapter, I place Bertram J. Cohler's ([Cohler, B. J., 1982]) seminal essay "Personal Narrative and Life Course" in the context of the history of narrative psychology and developmental theory. I describe four theses from "Personal Narrative and Life Course," which impacted developmental theory and…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Individual Development, Developmental Psychology, Experience
Habermas, Tilmann – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2011
Autobiographical reasoning is the activity of creating relations between different parts of one's past, present, and future life and one's personality and development. It embeds personal memories in a culturally, temporally, causally, and thematically coherent life story. Prototypical autobiographical arguments are presented. Culture and…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Reflection, Thinking Skills, Time Perspective
Furstenberg, Frank F. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
This article provides an introduction to and overview of the literature on how the transition to adulthood is shaped by social class. It brings together two strands of literature. The first reviews why and how the third decade of life has been reshaped by later and longer education. The second considers how the social class position of young…
Descriptors: Social Class, Young Adults, Experience, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
