Titre
Life Markers in Biographical Narratives of People from Three Cohorts: A Life Span Perspective in Its Historical Context
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Grob, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Krings, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Bangerter, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
0018-716X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2001-06
Volume
44
Numéro
4
Première page
171
Dernière page/numéro d’article
190
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Human development is often understood as an interplay between biological, sociohistorical, and social factors, as well as individual developmental actions. However, historical influences on development have rarely been investigated. The present study discusses societal change in the course of this century and investigates its impact on the life course by analyzing biographical narratives. This impact is illustrated by results from a study where participants from three birth cohorts (1920-25; 1945-50; 1970-75) were interviewed about important markers in their experienced and expected biographies. Although distribution of life markers over the life span was analogous across cohorts, participants from the younger cohorts perceived themselves as having more control on setting important life markers across their biographies. Their narratives referred more often to personal and less often to contextual and sociohistorical themes.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_8130ACD4E261
Date de création
2007-11-23T15:49:00.415Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T02:40:01Z