Human Development across Lives and Generations: The Potential for Change

doi:10.1017/9780511808302

Our volume examines the potential for change during the life course and across generations. We address the possibilities for promoting healthy development from infancy to adulthood in three key domains: human capital, partnership behavior, and child and adolescent development. Drawing from the disciplines of economics, demography, sociology, psychology, and psychiatry, our volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to review relevant empirical work regarding aspects of change and continuity, and the ways in which policies and programs might bring about change. We feature chapters from leading researchers in five countries to address these important issues. The main purpose of our volume is to link and integrate the lessons learned from multiple disciplines about change and continuity in order to examine how our nations can improve life chances.

‘… thoughtful and valuable … It is strongly recommended for researchers, clinicians and students, and for policy makers whose concern is to improve the circumstances of childhood for the benefit of the child‘s future life as well as for the benefit of society.‘

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Figures and Tables page
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Contributors
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Foreword
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- By Klaus Jacobs
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Acknowledgments
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS LIVES AND GENERATIONS
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Part I - Introduction and Overview
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1 - Introduction
pp 3-7
- By P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A., Kathleen Kiernan, London School of Economics, Ruth J. Friedman, Ph.D., Policy Advisor, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
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2 - Life-Course Development: The Interplay of Social Selection and Social Causation within and across Generations
pp 8-28
- By Avshalom Caspi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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Part II - Human Capital
pp 29-30
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3 - An Overview of Economic and Social Opportunities and Disadvantage in European Households
pp 31-62
- By Brian Nolan, Ph.D., Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland, Bertrand Maitre, Researcher, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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4 - Parental, Childhood, and Early Adult Legacies in the Emergence of Adult Social Exdusion: Evidence on What Matters from a British Cohort
pp 63-92
- By John Hobcraft, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
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5 - Individual and Parent-Based Intervention Strategies for Promoting Human Capital and Positive Behavior
pp 93-136
- By Greg J. Duncan, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A., Katherine Magnuson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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Part III - Partnership Behavior
pp 137-138
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6 - Cohabitation and Divorce across Nations and Generations
pp 139-170
- By Kathleen Kiernan, London School of Economics
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7 - The Intergenerational Transmission of Couplelnstability
pp 171-203
- By E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A., Anne Mitchell Elmore, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
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8 - Strengthening Partnerships and Families
pp 204-236
- By Kurt Hahlweg, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Braunschwieg, Germany
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Part IV - Psychological Health and Development
pp 237-238
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9 - Intergenerational Continuities and Discontinuities in Psychological Problems
pp 239-277
- By Michael Rutter, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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10 - Environmental Influences on Intellectual Abilities in Childhood: Findings from a Longitudinal Adoption Study
pp 278-292
- By Michel Duyme, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Montpellier, France, Louise Arseneault, King's College London, United Kingdom, Annick-Camille Dumaret, Ph.D., Researcher, Centre de Recherche Médecine,Sciences, Santé et Société, Paris, France
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11 - Intervention and Policy as Change Agents for Young Children
pp 293-340
- By Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Part V - Conclusion
pp 341-342
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12 - Human Development and the Potential for Change from the Perspective of Multiple Disciplines: What Have We Learned?
pp 343-366
- By P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A., Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Figures and Tables page
pp ix-xiv

Contributors
pp xv-xvi

Foreword
pp xvii-xviii

Acknowledgments
pp xix-xx

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS LIVES AND GENERATIONS
pp xxi-xxii

Part I - Introduction and Overview
pp 1-2

1 - Introduction
pp 3-7

2 - Life-Course Development: The Interplay of Social Selection and Social Causation within and across Generations
pp 8-28

Part II - Human Capital
pp 29-30

3 - An Overview of Economic and Social Opportunities and Disadvantage in European Households
pp 31-62

4 - Parental, Childhood, and Early Adult Legacies in the Emergence of Adult Social Exdusion: Evidence on What Matters from a British Cohort
pp 63-92

5 - Individual and Parent-Based Intervention Strategies for Promoting Human Capital and Positive Behavior
pp 93-136

Part III - Partnership Behavior
pp 137-138

6 - Cohabitation and Divorce across Nations and Generations
pp 139-170

7 - The Intergenerational Transmission of Couplelnstability
pp 171-203

8 - Strengthening Partnerships and Families
pp 204-236

Part IV - Psychological Health and Development
pp 237-238

9 - Intergenerational Continuities and Discontinuities in Psychological Problems
pp 239-277

10 - Environmental Influences on Intellectual Abilities in Childhood: Findings from a Longitudinal Adoption Study
pp 278-292

11 - Intervention and Policy as Change Agents for Young Children
pp 293-340

Part V - Conclusion
pp 341-342

12 - Human Development and the Potential for Change from the Perspective of Multiple Disciplines: What Have We Learned?
pp 343-366

Index
pp 367-389

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