title: Missing links: the case for a social psychology of the life course.
abstract: The major purpose of this discussion is to demonstrate that the knowledge base has suffered as a result of insufficient cross-fertilization of social-psychological and life course/aging perspectives. The central focus of the article is identification of research issues of interest to life course and aging scholars that would be enriched by increased attention to social-psychological principles and, conversely, identification of social-psychological research topics that would be advanced by increased attention to life course and aging issues.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012106:Research