Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Historical Changes and the American Life Course -- COMMENTARY: This American Life: A Discussion of the Role of History in Developmental Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: What Happened to America's Elderly Population? -- 2 Immigration, Incorporation, and Generational Cohorts in Historical Contexts -- COMMENTARY: Convergence and Divergence in the Developmental Contexts of Immigrants to the United States -- COMMENTARY: Immigration of Older Adults: Extending the Incorporation Typology -- 3 Human Agency in the Transition from Communism: Perspectives on the Life Course and Aging -- COMMENTARY: Life Course Analysis in the Context of Failed Institutional Change in Post-Communist Societies -- COMMENTARY: Social Change and Individual Development: A Challenge-Response Approach -- 4 Job-Search Strategies in Time and Place: A Study of Post-Service Employment Among Former Russian Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: Job Search in the New Russia by Former Soviet Army Officers -- COMMENTARY: The More Things Change: Coping with Transition in the New Russia -- 5 Coming of Age in Wartime: How World War II and the Korean War Changed Lives -- COMMENTARY: Time, Race, and Gender Differences in the Effects of Military Service on Veteran Outcomes -- COMMENTARY: Military Service and Emotional Maturation: The Chelsea Pensioners -- 6 Well-Being of Low-Income Adults in a Period of Historical Changes in Welfare and Employment Policies -- COMMENTARY: Welfare Reform and Well-Being -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.