Children of misfortune: early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectories

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dc.contributor.authorSchafer, Markus H. ; Ferraro, Kenneth F. ; Mustillo, Sarah A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-12T17:27:09Z
dc.date.available2019-06-12T17:27:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAdversity early in life may alter pathways of aging, but what interpretive processes can soften the blow of early insults? Drawing from cumulative inequality theory, the authors analyze trajectories of life evaluations and then consider whether early adversity offsets favorable expectations for the future. Results reveal that early adversity contributes to more negative views of the past but rising expectations for the future. Early adversity also has enduring effects on life evaluations, offsetting the influence of buoyant expectations. The findings draw attention to the limits of human agency under the constraints of early adversity—a process described as biographical structuration. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchafer, Markus H. ; Ferraro, Kenneth F. ; Mustillo, Sarah A. (2011). Children of misfortune: early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectories. American Journal of Sociology, 116(4), 1053–1091.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149822/pdf/nihms-311039.pdf  
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Sociologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.titleChildren of misfortune: early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectoriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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