LO 10.1 Compare and contrast one’s emotional and cognitive reactions to three case studies.

LO 10.2 List important words in the definition of the life course perspective.

LO 10.3 Identify some of the theoretical roots of the life course perspective.

LO 10.4 Summarize five basic concepts of the life course perspective (cohorts, transitions, trajectories, life events, and turning points).

LO 10.5 Critique six major themes of the life course perspective (interplay of human lives and historical time, timing of lives, linked or interdependent lives, human agency in making choices, diversity in life course trajectories, and developmental risk and protection).

LO 10.6 Demonstrate use of the family life course perspective to understand three case studies.

LO 10.7 Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the life course perspective.

LO 10.8 Recognize where themes of the life course perspective are consistent with eight major theoretical perspectives on human behavior discussed in earlier chapters.

LO 10.9 Apply basic concepts and major themes of the life course perspective to recommend guidelines for social work assessment and intervention.