The Biosocial Approach to Human Development, Behavior, and Health across the Life Course

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Harris, Kathleen Mullan & McDade, Thomas W. (2018). The Biosocial Approach to Human Development, Behavior, and Health across the Life Course. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 4(4), 2-26. PMCID: PMC6434524

Abstract

Social, cultural, economic, and biological factors are widely recognized as critical determinants of well-being across the life course. Yet an integrative understanding of the multilevel biosocial pathways linking society, biology, health, and socioeconomic attainment remains elusive. The objective of this issue is to showcase research that integrates theory, data, and methods from the social and biological sciences to advance our understanding of social and biological processes that contribute to, or derive from, social stratification across the life course. In this introduction, we describe the state of current research and discuss both the motivation for and relevant concepts underlying a biosocial perspective. We review the themes and research contributions in this issue, and chart a course forward for understanding biosocial pathways of well-being across the life course.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.4.01

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Journal Article

Year Published

2018

Journal Title

The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Author(s)

Harris, Kathleen Mullan
McDade, Thomas W.

PMCID

PMC6434524

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Harris, KM - 0000-0001-9757-1026