It takes two to tango: The (un)easy dance between life-course sociology and life-span psychology

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 74-81

  Settersten, Richard A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Aging; Interdisciplinary; Life span; Linked lives; Psychosocial regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 66349112625     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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