A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

Agency across the Life Course




AuthorsSteven Hitlin, Hye Won Kwon

EditorsMichael Shanahan, Jeylan Mortimer, Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson

Edition2nd Edition

Publishing placeCham

Publication year2016

Book title Handbook of the Life Course

Series titleHandbooks of Sociology and Social Research

First page 431

Last page449

ISBN978-3-319-20879-4

eISBN978-3-319-20880-0

DOIhttps://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20880-0_20

Web address https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20880-0_20


Abstract

This chapter argues for a broader conception of ‘agency’ than is often empirically utilized within life course studies. We provide an overview of the conventional ways agency is measured and employed, "and suggest conditions..." that shape its subjective experience and how agency influences a range of life course outcomes. We build on this research by suggesting ways that the empirical treatment of agency might mirror its theoretical development. We call for further research on agency across the life course that (a) investigates aspects of temporality, optimism, and expectations that are less theorized and empirically linked with agency and (b) explores agency through a cross-cultural lens.



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