The topic of the "life course" and it's resulting impacts on the health of various populations was touched upon in last week's discussion. I thought that it was also pertinent to our discussions on gender for class today, as analyzing the life course can illuminate many of the shortcomings in health services and unique vulnerabilities of certain groups. This article focuses on women and how social roles may or may not contribute to health effects later in life. The majority of research I came across online, however, has focused on the life course and it's implications for aging populations, most likely due to the fact that aging has become a concern for many countries in the West. Another news piece, LSU Life Course and Aging Center seeks secrets to "aging successfully", describes the current efforts to link life course studies to aging.
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