Book chapter
Agency Across the Life Course
Handbook of the Life Course, pp.431-449
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research, Springer International Publishing
2016
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20880-0_20
Abstract
This chapter argues for a broader conception of ‘agency’ than is often empirically utilized within life course studies. We provide an overview of the conventional ways agency is measured and employed, "and suggest conditions..." that shape its subjective experience and how agency influences a range of life course outcomes. We build on this research by suggesting ways that the empirical treatment of agency might mirror its theoretical development. We call for further research on agency across the life course that (a) investigates aspects of temporality, optimism, and expectations that are less theorized and empirically linked with agency and (b) explores agency through a cross-cultural lens.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Agency Across the Life Course
- Creators
- Steven Hitlin - University of IowaHye Won Kwon - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Handbook of the Life Course, pp.431-449
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Series
- Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-20880-0_20
- eISSN
- 2542-839X
- ISSN
- 1389-6903
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2016
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984305980402771
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