Age and cumulative advantage/disadvantage theory have obvious logical, theoretical, and
empirical connections, because both are inherently and irreducibly related to the passage of …

Cumulative dis/advantage has been defined as the systemic tendency for interindividual
divergence in a given characteristic to increase with the passage of time. Over recent …

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 …

The explanation of increasing heterogeneity and inequality within aging cohorts is a central
concern of the life-course perspective and common ground for demographers, economists …

This book brings together prominent investigators to provide a comprehensive guide to
doing life course research, including an “inside view” of how they designed and carried out …

Studies examining age-related changes typically report findings as age-based
generalizations that neglect the phenomenon of variability in gerontological research. This …

A body of work referred to as the “life course” framework (also known as “life course theory,”
the “life course paradigm,” and the “life course perspective”) has been increasingly used to …

Efforts at cumulative knowledge building in social gerontology have been lax, judging from
research articles published in journals between 1990 and 1994. Too little attention has been …

In this paper, we explore the relationships among self-esteem, age, class, and gender. We
ask whether relationships between self-esteem and gender are similar across age and class …

Background Older people are often explicitly or implicitly excluded from research, in
particular clinical trials. This means that study findings may not be applicable to them, or that …