Studying Baby Boom Cohorts Within a Demographic and Developmental Context: Conceptual and Methodological Issues1

Duane F. Alwin; Ryan J. McCammon; Scott M. Hofer

doi:10.4324/9781315820958-9

Studying Baby Boom Cohorts Within a Demographic and Developmental Context: Conceptual and Methodological Issues¹

Duane F. Alwin, Ryan J. McCammon, Scott M. Hofer

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Abstract

The term cohort is used in many ways. In the field of epidemiology a cohort is simply a group of people that is studied over time, regardless of the temporal attributes of their birth. In psychology and sociology, by contrast, cohort is often used synonymously with the term generation to refer to a group of people.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Baby Boomers Grow Up
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	45-71
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317824428
ISBN (Print)	9780805848755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315820958-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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