Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development VOLUME 2
ADULTHOOD
Deborah Carr EDITOR IN CHIEF
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development Deborah Carr, Editor in Chief
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Editorial Board
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Deborah Carr Associate Professor Department of Sociology and Institute for Health, Health Care and Aging Research Rutgers University ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Robert Crosnoe Associate Professor of Sociology University of Texas at Austin Mary Elizabeth Hughes Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Amy M. Pienta Associate Research Scientist ICPSR, University of Michigan
Editorial and Production Staff
PROJECT EDITORS
Raymond Lukens David E. Salamie
Deirdre S. Blanchfield Andrew G. Specht
PROOFREADER
EDITORIAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
John Krol
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