Children Of The Great Depression: 25th Anniversary EditionIn this highly acclaimed work first published in 1974, Glen H. Elder Jr. presents the first longitudinal study of a Depression cohort. He follows 167 individuals born in 1920?1921 from their elementary school days in Oakland, California, through the 1960s. Using a combined historical, social, and psychological approach, Elder assesses the influence of the economic crisis on the life course of his subjects over two generations. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this classic study includes a new chapter on the war years entitled, ?Beyond Children of the Great Depression.? |
Contents
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II Coming of Age in the Depression | 41 |
III The Adult Years | 149 |
IV The Depression Experience in Life Patterns | 269 |
V Beyond Children of the Great Depression | 299 |
Appendix A Tables | 345 |
Appendix B Sample Characteristics Data Sources and Methodological Issues | 364 |
Appendix C On Comparisons of the Great Depression | 374 |
Notes | 381 |
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