TY - JOUR
AU - Tucker, Gail C.
AB - J:/3B2/Oxford University Press/Journals/Social Work/SWork34-8/009BookRevs.3d British Journal of Social Work (2004) 34, 1199–1214 BOOK REVIEWS Social Problems across the Life Course, Helena Z. Lopata and Judith A. Levy (eds), Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, Oxford, Rowman and Littlefield, 2003, pp. vii + 310, ISBN 0 7425 2834 0 (hbk), ISBN 0 7425 2835 9, £24.95 (pbk) This book consists of a selection of articles previously published in Social Problems, the journal of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, who sponsor the book. They give a well-considered and thorough exploration of personal difficulties which arise in relation to natural life events and processes. Part of the book’s appeal is that it documents how the ‘life course’, which we all experience, can give rise to personal dilemmas and challenges. It explores these as social constructs, which are both societally and historically determined. Set solely in the culture of the United States, the chapters plot progress from birth to grave, through education, marriage, parenthood, career, ageing and finally dying. Indeed the final chapter on Death and Personal History looks at how we live on after death in the memories and the symbolism of those who survive us. Topics as diverse as 
TI - Social Problems across the Life Course, Helena Z. Lopata and Judith A. Levy (eds), Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, Oxford, Rowman and Littlefield, 2003, pp. vii + 310, ISBN 0 7425 2834 0 (hbk), ISBN 0 7425 2835 9, £24.95 (pbk)
JF - The British Journal of Social Work
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bch148
DA - 2004-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/social-problems-across-the-life-course-helena-z-lopata-and-judith-a-M09phFkBs9
SP - 1199
EP - 1200
VL - 34
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -