The Life Course as Developmental Theory

Child Development

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Elder Jr , Glen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS;

EID: 0031992514     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06128.x     Document Type: Article

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