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Glen Elder theorized the life course as based on five key principles: life-span development, human agency, historical time and geographic place, timing of decisions, and linked lives. As a concept, a life course is defined as "a sequence of socially defined events and roles that the individual enacts over time" (Giele and Elder 1998, p. 22).
Life course research is an interdisciplinary field in the social and behavioral sciences. Developed during the 1960s, it aims to study human development over the entire life span. As such, it brings together aspects of human development that had previously only been studied separately. [ 1 ]
"Axiom 1: Social systems generate inequality, which is manifested over the life course through demographic and developmental processes. Axiom 2: Disadvantage increases exposure to risk, but advantage increases exposure to opportunity. Axiom 3: Life course trajectories are shaped by the accumulation of risk, available resources, and human agency.
Socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behavior, beliefs, and actions of adults as well as of children. [5] [6] Socialization may lead to desirable outcomes—sometimes labeled "moral"—as regards the society where it occurs. [7]
The term master status is defined as "a status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life." [1] In other words, a personal characteristic is a master status when that one characteristic overshadows or even redefines one's other personal characteristics and/or shapes a person's life course. For ...
Life chances (Lebenschancen in German) is a theory in sociology which refers to the opportunities each individual has to improve their quality of life. The concept was introduced by German sociologist Max Weber in the 1920s. [ 1 ]
Life, Abbreviated 2013 Patrick Cagey’s final photograph, taken five days before he overdosed. 2010 Patrick at Winter Commencement at the University of Kentucky, where he majored in sociology and minored in psychology.
Personal life is the course or state of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. [ 1 ] Apart from hunter-gatherers , most pre-modern peoples' time was limited by the need to meet necessities such as food and shelter through subsistence farming ; leisure time was scarce ...