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.?

part I|389 pages

Crisis and Adaptation: An Introduction

chapter 1|383 pages

The Depression Experience

chapter 2|365 pages

Adaptations to Economic Deprivation

part II|363 pages

Coming of Age in the Depression

chapter 3|349 pages

Economic Deprivation and Family Status

chapter 4|330 pages

Children in the Household Economy

chapter 5|316 pages

Family Relations

chapter 6|286 pages

Status Change and Personality

part III|268 pages

The Adult Years

chapter 7|256 pages

Earning a Living

chapter 8|212 pages

Leading a Contingent Life

chapter 9|177 pages

Personality in Adult Experience

part IV|151 pages

The Depression Experiences in Life Patterns

chapter 10|149 pages

Children of the Great Depression

part V|45 pages

Beyond “Children of the Great Depression”