How Is Looking at Old Age from the Life-Course Perspective

question 19

Essay

How is looking at old age from the life-course perspective different from looking at old age as a separate period of life?

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Definitions:

Depressed Mothers

Women experiencing depression during pregnancy, after childbirth, or at any point of motherhood, affecting their emotional well-being and parenting.

External Locus

A psychological term referring to the belief that one's life events are primarily controlled by external forces or circumstances rather than one's own actions.

Little Education

A term describing a minimal level of formal schooling or academic learning that an individual has received.

Internal Locus

The belief that individuals have control over their own life events and outcomes, as opposed to external forces.