Descriptor
| Aging (Individuals) | 1 |
| Biographies | 1 |
| Career Change | 1 |
| Educational Change | 1 |
| Gerontology | 1 |
| Life Events | 1 |
| Midlife Transitions | 1 |
| Older Adults | 1 |
| Self Actualization | 1 |
| Sex Differences | 1 |
Source
| Gerontologist | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedSettersten, Richard A., Jr.; Hagestad, Gunhild O. – Gerontologist, 1996
Building on interviews with 319 adults, examines cultural age "deadlines" for a series of general transitions related to education and work. Respondents indicated a rough, "normal biography" of general transitions which had flexible guidelines for how those trajectories might unfold. Relates these findings to complementary…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Biographies, Career Change, Educational Change
