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AB - Human development is often understood as an interplay between biological, sociohistorical, and social factors, as well as individual developmental actions. However, historical influences on development have rarely been investigated. The present study discusses societal change in the course of this century and investi- gates its impact on the life course by analyzing biographical narratives. This impact is illustrated by results from a study where participants from three birth cohorts (1920–25; 1945–50; 1970–75) were interviewed about important markers in their experienced and expected biographies. Although distribution of life markers over the life span was analogous across cohorts, participants from the younger cohorts perceived themselves as having more control on setting important life markers across their biographies. Their narratives referred more often to personal and less often to contextual and sociohistorical themes. Copyright © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel The research was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation within the Swiss Priority Pro- gramme ‘Switzerland: Towards the Future’ (5004-47766). Parts of the manuscript were written while the first author spent a visiting year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign granted by the SNSF (11- 45780.95) and while at the University of Bonn. We would like to thank Barbara Rogoff, 
TI - Life Markers in Biographical Narratives of People from Three Cohorts: A Life Span Perspective in Its Historical Context
JF - Human Development
DO - 10.1159/000057057
DA - 2001-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/life-markers-in-biographical-narratives-of-people-from-three-cohorts-a-0ZGn1nTBrO
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