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Cumulative advantage/disadvantage and the life course
— cross-fertilizing age and social science theory | | Author(s) | Dale Dannefer |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 6, November 2003 |
| Pages | pp S327-S337 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Life span ; Economic status [elderly] ; Sociology, Social Science ; Theory. |
| Annotation | Age and cumulative advantage/disadvantage (CAD) theory have obvious logical, theoretical and empirical connections, because both are inherently and irreducibly related to the passage of time. Since the author first linked CAD with age in 1987, these connections have resulted in the elaboration and application of the CAD perspective in social gerontology, especially in relation to issues of heterogeneity and inequality. However, its theoretical origins, connections and implications are not widely understood. This article reviews the genesis of the CAD perspective in studies of science, its initial articulation with structural functionalism, and its expanding importance for gerontology. It discusses its intellectual relevance for several other established theoretical paradigms, and from the accumulating body of work in cumulative advantage and disadvantage. The author identifies some promising directions for future research in gerontology. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040406228 A |
| Classmark | BG6: F:W: S: 4D |
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