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A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions

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Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Stéphane Cullati, Amanda Sacker, David Blane·2015·Life Course Research and Social Policies

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This open access book examines health trajectories and health transitions at different stages of the life course, including childhood, adulthood and later life. It provides findings that assess the role of biological and social transitions on health status over time. The essays examine a wide range of health issues, including the consequences of military service on body mass index, childhood obesity and cardiovascular health, socio-economic inequalities in preventive health care use, depression and anxiety during the child rearing period, health trajectories and transitions in people with cystic fibrosis and oral health over the life course. The book addresses theoretical, empirical and methodological issues as well as examines different national contexts, which help to identify factors of vulnerability and potential resources that support resilience available for specific groups and/or populations. Health reflects the ability of individuals to adapt to their social environment. This book analyzes health as a dynamic experience. It examines how different aspects of individual health unfold over time as a result of aging but also in relation to changing socioeconomic conditions. It also offers readers potential insights into public policies that affect the health status of a population.

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  • These perspectives collectively explain causation through mechanisms like social selection, social causation, and life course perspectives.

    “These perspectives collectively explain causation through mechanisms like social selection (a selective force that occurs when individuals change their own social behaviors in response to signals from conspecifics, thereby influencing others’ fitness [21]), social causation (the idea that an individual’s social environment and circumstances can influence their health and well-being [22]), and life”

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Authors
Burton-Jeangros, C., Cullati, S., Sacker, A., & Blane, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • University College London (GB)
Venue
Life Course Research and Social Policies
Published
2015
ISSN
  • 2211-7776 (ISSN-L)
  • 2211-7784
OpenAlex
W2486670588
Cited by
178
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.44
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Life course research and social policies (publishedVersion)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Massey Research Online (Massey University) (acceptedVersion)
  • BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • OAPEN (The OAPEN Foundation) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Massey Research Online (Massey University) (submittedVersion)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
Keywords
health trajectories, health transition, life course, childhood obesity, military service, body mass index, cardiovascular health, socioeconomic disparities, depression, anxiety, parenting, cystic fibrosis, oral health, aging, resilience, health vulnerability, public health policy

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