What factors enable individuals to overcome adverse childhoods and
move on to rewarding lives in adulthood? Drawing on data collected
from two of Britain's richest research resources for the study of
human development, the 1958 National Child Development Study and
the 1970 British Cohort Study, this 2006 book investigates the
phenomenon of 'resilience' - the ability to adjust positively to
adverse conditions. Comparing the experiences of over 30,000
individuals born twelve years apart, Schoon examines the transition
from childhood into adulthood and the assumption of work and family
related roles among individuals born in 1958 and 1970 respectively.
The study focuses on academic attainment among high and low risk
individuals, but also considers behavioural adjustment, health and
psychological well-being, as well as the stability of adjustment
patterns in times of social change. This is a major work of
reference and synthesis, that makes an important contribution to
the study of lifelong development.
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