In recent years, there has been an explosion of research on the early origins of adult health. A growing body of evidence documents that maternal health before conception, prenatal and perinatal exposures, and conditions in childhood play critical roles in health over the life course. Scientific und[...]
This book examines the link between social inequality and child development. Chapters also explore how men and women of varying social and economic statuses follow trajectories of marriage, divorce, employment, and extramarital births. The book considers the efficacy of current programs and policies[...]