Gender and the Life Course is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on the lives of women and men as they are affected by history, culture, demography, econ

Age, Gender and Sexuality through the Life Course argues that the gendered structure of temporality (defined in the dual sense of everyday time as well as age a

Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptatio

Full Circles describes the very different lives and expectations of women in post-industrial and developing countries from childhood to old age. Analysing how c

What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips o