Cross-National Life-Course and Aging Research

Wednesday, 9 July 2025: 13:00-14:45
Location: FSE037 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC11 Sociology of Aging (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

This session addresses the challenges and opportunities inherent in conducting life-course research across different national contexts. It presents comparative studies that illustrate the diverse social, cultural, and policy environments shaping individual lives. By examining cross-national variations, the session aims to uncover patterns and deviations, offering a deeper understanding of how context influences life course outcomes. This research enhances the global applicability of life-course theories and methodologies.
Session Organizer:
Esteban CALVO, Universidad Mayor, Chile
Chair:
Petra ŽIŠT, Italy
Oral Presentations
Exploring the Effect of Unemployment on Attitude Towards the Future for the European Aging Workforce
Landry BOTOKOU, Linköping University, Sweden
Resilience in Old Age - a Life Course Perspective
Tine ROSTGAARD, Aalborg University, Denmark; Elin PETERSON, Stockholm University, Sweden; Carla PETAUTSCHNIG ARANCIBIA, Trinity College, Ireland
Social Integration of Older Men and Women across European Welfare States: Introducing the Social Integration Index in Comparative Aging Research
Alina SCHMITZ, TU Dortmund University, Germany; Michal LEVINSKY, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Melanie WAGNER; Ella COHN-SCHWARTZ, Ben-Gurion University, Israel; Martina BRANDT, TU Dortmund, Germany
Singlehood Trajectories and Later-Life Health in China and the United States
Zhe ZHANG, Sichuan University, USA
Understanding Ageing Experiences of Kashmiri Elderly Widows through Intersectional Life-Course Perspective
Mehreena MANZOOR TAK, India
Distributed Papers
Seeking Care in the Neighboring Country: Transnational Care for Older People between Slovenia and Croatia
Majda HRŽENJAK, The Peace Institute, Slovenia
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