The Evolution, Contributions, and Prospects of the Youth Development Study: An Investigation in Life Course Social Psychology

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-27

  Mortimer, Jeylan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

agency; life course social psychology; social structure and personality; status attainment; transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857583228     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0190272511434911     Document Type: Article

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