Contemporary gendered pathways into adulthood in South Korea.

The transition to adulthood has become increasingly uncertain and variable. Among South Koreans, this transition has become more de-standardized since 1990, reflecting the effects of long-term economic stagnation and persistent, traditional gender norms, but little is known about the variability in pathways to adulthood among recent cohorts. This study employs sequence analysis to examine early life course trajectories between the ages of 19 and 35 and assess gender and cohort differences for South Koreans born between 1970 and 1985 (N = 8647), using the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS, Wave 1-23).

"I Am the Only Child of my Parents:" Perspectives on Future Elder Care for Parents among Chinese only-Children Living overseas.

The 1979 One-Child Policy in China created a generation of only children, leading to increased elder care dilemmas for this generation and its aging parents, particularly for young adults studying or working abroad. The current study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Chinese young adults who were currently studying or working in Montreal, Canada (N = 20), whose parents still lived in China. The interviews focused on the following topics: elder care patterns of respondents' grandparents; family values and expectations; perceptions of professional long-term care institutions (in China and Canada); and future plans for taking care of aging parents.

Are physicians and patients in agreement? Exploring dyadic concordance.

Dyadic concordance in physician-patient interactions can be defined as the extent of agreement between physicians and patients in their perceptions of the clinical encounter. The current research specifically examined two types of concordance: informational concordance-the extent of agreement in physician and patient responses regarding patient information (education, self-rated health, pain); and interactional concordance-the extent of physician-patient agreement regarding the patient's level of confidence and trust in the physician and the perceived quality of explanations concerning diagnosis and treatment. Using a convenience sample of physicians and patients (N = 50 dyads), a paired survey method was tested, which measured and compared physician and patient reports to identify informational and interactional concordances.

Aging among Jewish Americans: implications for understanding religion, ethnicity, and service needs.

Purpose: This article challenges popular conceptions of the nature of ethnicity and religiousness in the gerontological literature. Using the example of older Jewish Americans, the authors argue for more nuanced definitions and usage of terms such as "religion" and "ethnicity" in order to begin to understand the complex interweaving of these two dimensions in the lives of older persons.

Design And Methods: The analyses used data from the 2000-2001 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) as well as comparisons with the 1990 NJPS.

Women of the 1950s and the "normative" life course: the implications of childlessness, fertility timing, and marital status for psychological well-being in late midlife.

We explore women's psychological well-being in late midlife in relation to childlessness and timing of entry into motherhood. Using two U.S.