The transition to adulthood has become a thriving area of research in life course studies.
This review is organized around two of the field's emerging themes. The first theme is the …

This article reviews the similarities and differences in the transition to adulthood in Europe.
Recent change and the still striking diversity in pathways to adulthood in Europe have …

This paper proposes a conceptualization of the life course as a set of behavioral processes
characterized by interdependencies that cross time, life domains, and levels of analysis. We …

In modern societies, education has become a lifelong process. This has made the principles
of life-course research of utmost significance in empirical education research. As stated by …

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 on: the art and method of the …

Life courses are studied in sociology and neighboring fields as developmental processes,
as culturally and normatively constructed life stages and age roles, as biographical …

One of the enduring puzzles in the life sciences is the description and explanation of change
over time. Such change is frequently called “development,” and the metaphors of growth and …

In a society where everyone is supposed to go to college, the problems facing high school
graduates who do not continue their education are often forgotten. Many cannot find jobs …

In this article, I review the issues posed 20 years ago in my model of the historical
institutionalization of the life course. I (a) recapitulate the claim that the life course has …

Including new developments and publications which have appeared since the publication of
the first edition in 1995, this second edition:* gives a comprehensive introductory account of …