Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ532010
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Publication Date: 1996
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A Lifetime of Events: Age and Gender Variations in the Life Story.
Vries, Brian de; Watt, David
International Journal of Aging & Human Development, v42 n2 p81-102 1996
Adopted a structural perspective in examining life events in the context of an individual's life story. Ten men and 10 women at each of 3 age groups identified personally significant life events from their past and anticipated future. Women identified more life events and reported a younger age corresponding to their first event than men. Discusses other findings. (KW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Coping, Expectation, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Life Style, Sex, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Well Being
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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