ABSTRACT
In 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.?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|389 pages
Crisis and Adaptation: An Introduction
part II|363 pages
Coming of Age in the Depression
part III|268 pages
The Adult Years
part IV|151 pages
The Depression Experiences in Life Patterns
part V|45 pages
Beyond “Children of the Great Depression”