What Is The Life-Course Model Globally?

Settersten: There is a section in the reading that presents the tripartition of the life course. This perspective focuses on life-course as being spatial by three distinct periods, training for work, working, and the absence of work. Annotated in the reading were issues revolving around shifts for the reason that longer periods of life are spent in educational settings, shorter periods are spent in career settings because of early retirement, and longer amounts of time are spent in the absence of work area, due to increased lifespans. In modern capitalistic society where choices are more individualized, the sifts, and concerns for those shifts are valid. However, if our society were to become more socialized where decisions are not as individualized, rather are more controlled, how would this perspective fair? Would there be a change in the shifts, if so where would those changes occur and how significant would they be? …show more content…
In regards to SES, in the U.S. there is a little argument that minority groups have a stronghold on lower SES populations. By using the low SES of minority groups as examples in the chapter I was unclear whether there were disadvantages in aging because of the SES, cultures, or ethnicity. Should future research investigate these variables individually? What are some of the challenges that developmental scientists will face if they try to apply the Life-course model globally? the Life-course theory appears to follow the Nurture model very closely, but there does not appear to be any direct link in the literature to Life-course being an advocate or example of the nurture theory. nurture being the more influence. Is there enough information to conclude that Life-course theorist are Nurture advocates? If so, should Life-course be categorized as a nurture theory as well as a macro