Handbook of the life course

By J. Mortimer, M. Shanahan. 2003

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Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (2015, background): “At the same time it will be argued that what we learn about the fourth age reveals much about the whole life course.”
From ‘work–family’ to ‘flexible careers’ (2004, background): “A second temporal dimension is captured by biographical time, the biological and experiential life paths of individuals and families as they age (e.g. Mortimer & Shanahan, 2003).”
Malleability, plasticity, and individuality: How children learn and develop in context1 (2019, methodology): “Developmental systems theories (DST; e.g., Ford & Lerner, 1992; Overton, 2015), and associated dynamic systems mathematical models and methods, provide a rich architecture to do so (e.g., Cairns, Elder, & Costello, 1996; Fischer & Bidell, 2006; Mortimer & Shanahan, 2006; Overton, 2015).”
Young Adult Outcomes and the Life-Course Penalties of Parental Incarceration (2016, background): “…and an ability to self-govern in ways that create Mears and Siennick 7 a sense of self-worth and contribute to achieving personal goals (H. L. Chung, Little, and Steinberg 2005; see, generally, Bronfenbrenner 1979; Elder and Giele 2009; Mortimer and Shanahan 2003; Osgood et al. 2005).”