Spring 2006
CURRICULUM VITAE
Gunhild O. Hagestad
Current address: Agder University College, Service Box 422, N-4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Home: Box 16, 4795 Birkeland
[email protected]
Current Positions: Professor of Sociology, Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway
Senior Researcher, NOVA (Norwegian Social Research), Oslo
Education
1962-66 University of Oslo: Major, sociology: minors ethnology and educational
psychology
1967-72 University of Minnesota: Major, sociology;
minor, philosophy of science
1975
Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Sociology and philosophy of science)
Foreign Languages
Speaking: Norwegian, English (fluent), German (not fluent)
Reading: Danish, Swedish, Dutch, French
Honors
Postdoctoral fellowship (National Institute on Aging), Midwest Council for Research on
Aging, 1974-76
Research Career Development Award, National Institute on Aging, 1983-88.
Distinctive Creative Achievement Award, The Gerontological Society of America,
Behavioral and Social Science Section, 1995.
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Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America, 1995.
Member, Norwegian National Commission on Gender and Health, 2000-.
(Fagråd for Kjønn og Helse, Statens Helsetilsyn)
Fellow-in residence, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and
Social Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2002-2003
Member, Norwegian Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002. Member of the board, 2005-
Major Research Projects
"Patterns of Influence in Three-Generation Families." Three-year study funded by
National Institute on Aging, 1976-79. Principal investigator with B. Cohler, & B.
Neugarten.
"Midlife Divorce." Funded by The Pennsylvania State University Research Initiation
Grant, 1979-80, and a grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues,
1980. Co-investigator with M. Smyer.
"Age Structures and Families: Contexts for Intergenerational Relations." Major three-year
study funded by the Norwegian Research Council, 1985-88.
"Family Structure and Life Course Patterns, 1946-86." Northwestern University
Research Grants, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
"Family Structure and Care: 1980 to 2020." Longitudinal Study of the oldest old (funded
by the Norwegian Ministry of Social Affairs) 1990-1995 (with T.I. Romøren).
EU Research training network (6 nations) with focus on grandparenthood. 2002-2006
"The role of grandparents in children's networks" Norwegian Research Council, 2003-2006
Academic Positions
Agder College, Norway: Professor of Sociology (part-time), 1997-present.
Northwestern University, Human Development and Social Policy Program, School of
Education and Social Policy, and Department of Sociology: Associate Professor, 19871992. (Emeritus).
University of Oslo, Institute of Sociology: Professor II, 1989-93; Professor, 1994-97.
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Pennsylvania State University, Department of Individual and Family Studies: Assistant
Professor, 1978-87.
University of Chicago, Committee on Human Development and the College: Instructor,
1972-75. Assistant Professor, 1975-78;
Guest Lectureships: Department of Sociology, McMaster University, Ontario, summer
1977. Continuing Education for Women, University of Minnesota, winter 1974.
Scandinavian Department, University of Minnesota, 1971-72. University of Bremen,
Summer 1991, Free University of Amsterdam, spring 2002.
Research Positions
Senior researcher, NOVA (Social Research) Oslo 2000-present
Institute for Social Research, Oslo: Director of Research, 1987-89.
Research Assistantships:
Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska, 1966-67. (A. Booth)
Institute of Criminology, University of Oslo, 1966. (N. Christie)
Institute of Rural Sociology, University of Oslo, 1965.
Institute of Social Research, Oslo, 1965 (E. Øyen)
Key International Professional Activities
Published works in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian,
Spanish, and Swedish.
Executive Secretary, Program Committee for the 13th World Congress of Gerontology,
1983-85.
Organizer of bi-national seminar on "Life Course, Family, and Work: Research and
Policy," Oslo, Norway, 1986 (funded by the National Science Foundation and the
Norwegian Research Council).
Consultant to NESTOR (National Program for Research on Aging), the Netherlands, 199091.
Member of international advisory board for LASA (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam,
1991-present (funded by Dutch Ministry of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs).
Consultant to Swedish Council for Social Research, Committee on Aging, 1992-93.
Organizer and faculty member, International Summer School focused on The Life Course
and Social Policy. The University of Bremen, July 1992 (funded by the German Science
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Foundation).
Organizer and faculty member, International Seminar focused on Methods for Studying
Change, the University of Oslo, August 1993 (funded by the Norwegian Research
Council).
Special Consultant, Expert Meeting on Population Aging in Hungary and the Netherlands.
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, 1996.
Organizer, international conference on Encounters with Cancer: Personal experience and
professional perspectives. Rosendal, Norway, June 1996 (funded by 4 Norwegian
universities and Norwegian Cancer Society).
Keynote speaker at opening of the International Year of Older Persons, United Nations
Headquarters, NYC, 1998
Member, International Expert Group on Research Agenda for the UN International Year of
Older Persons, 1999.
Participated in two UN expert consultations: Developing a Research Agenda on Ageing for
the 21st Century, Vienna, February 1999; and Conceptualizations of Ageing, Hong Kong,
April/May 1999.
Consultant (prepared background paper) for the UN/Economic Commission for
Europe/Population Activities Unit, Generations and Gender Programme, Geneva, 2000.
Member of UN Expert Panel that prepared materials for European Ministerial Conference
on Aging in Berlin, 2002 (autumn 2000)
International advisory board, Netherlands Kinship Panel Survey, 2001Consultant, Gender and Generation Programme, UN/Economic Commission for
Europe/Population Activities Unit, 2002
Organized International seminar: Grandparenthood in changing societies: Questions and
data sources. Oslo, Nov. 2002
Participant, Expert Group Meeting on Social and Economic Implications of Changing
Population Age Structures, United Nations Population Division, Mexico City, Aug/Sept
2005
Member of team that created module on “Timing of Life” for the European Social Survey,
2005-2006
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Teaching
Nominated for the Northwestern Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching,
1992.
Developed new graduate seminar, Gender, Social Policy, and the Life Course (with a team
of three Ph.D. students), 1992-93. A volume based on the course is in progress.
Developed Ph.D. program concentration in Comparative Social Policy. Northwestern
University (with C. Ragin).
Featured as the first Faculty Profile in the campus newspaper, Pennsylvania State
University, 1981.
Courses most frequently taught:
Adult development and aging; Intergenerational relations; Family development; Sociology
of age; Social theory; Gender, social policy, and the life course, Applied demography.
Invited guest lecturer:
University of Minnesota, University of Iowa, McMaster University, Midwest Council for
Research on Aging, University of Southern California, Rutgers University, University of
Toronto, Miami University, University of Trondheim, University of Stockholm, Nijmegen
University, Notre Dame University, National Institute on Aging, University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, Freie Universität-Berlin, Colorado State University, Ohio State University,
Lewis and Clark University, Swarthmore College, Seoul National University, Case Western
ReserveUniversity
Publications
Books
1970
Teacher's Manual for The Sociological Perspective (with R. Bienvenue, K.
Flanagan, & M. Siddiqui). S.G. McNall, Little Brown Co.
1975
Middle-aged women and their children: Exploring changes in a role relationship.
Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota.
1985
The adult years: Continuity and change (with N. K. Schlossberg, I. C. Siegler, L.
E. Troll, N. R. Hiner, & E. M. Barron) College Park, Maryland: International
University Consortium.
1991
Familiers alders-og generasjonsstruktur (Age and generational structure of
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families). Final Report to the Norwegian Ministry of Social Affairs. (ISO Rapport
nr. 10).
In Progress:
Falling out of time: Reflections from an illness journey.
Gender, Social policy, and the life course: Unexplored issues (with D. Puntenney).
Major Theoretical Overviews
1976
Age and the life course. In R. Binstock & E. Shanas (Eds.), Handbook of aging and
the social sciences (with B.L. Neugarten), New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
1981
Problems and promises in the social psychology of intergenerational relations. In R.
W. Fogel et al. (Eds.), Stability and Change in the Family. New York: Academic
Press.
1984
The continuous bond: A dynamic, multi-generational perspective on parent-child
relations. In M. Perlmutter (Ed.), Minnesota symposium on child psychology,
Volume 17. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1985
Age and the life course. In R. Binstock & E. Shanas (Eds.), Handbook of aging and
the social sciences, 2nd edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
1990
Social perspectives on the life course. Ch. in R.Binstock and L. George (Eds.),
Handbook of aging and the social sciences, 3rd edition, Academic Press.
1991
Trends and dilemmas in life course research: An international perspective. In W. R.
Heinz (Ed.), Status passages and the life course. Weinheim: Deutscher Studien
Verlag.
2000
Gender and generation. Commissioned paper for UN/ Economic Commission for
Europe/ European Council. Geneva/New York
2001
Concepts and theories in the study of aging: Beyond microfication in social science
approaches. Chapter 1 in R. H. Binstock & L. L. Georg (Eds.), Handbook of Aging
and the Social Sciences, 5th Ed., (with D. Dannefer).
Other Chapters
1982
Life phase analysis: Norms, perceptions, and roles. In D. Mangen & W.
Peterson (Eds.), Handbook of research instruments in social gerontology.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
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1982
Parent and child: Generations in the family. In T. Field et al. (Ed.), Human
Development. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
1982
Dissolving long-term relationships: Patterns of divorce in middle age (with M. A.
Smyer). In S. Duck (Ed.), Personal relationships. Vol. 4: Dissolving personal
relationships. London: Academic Press.
1984
Parent-child relations in adulthood: The impact of divorce in middle age. In R.
Cohen, S. Weissman, & B. Cohler (Eds.), Parenthood: Psychodynamic
Perspectives. New York: Guilford Press.
1984
Women in intergenerational patterns of power and influence. In L. Stamm & C.
Ryff (Eds.), Social power and influence of women. Boulder, Colorado: Westview
Press.
1984
Multigenerational family systems: Dynamics of intergenerational relationships. In
K. P. Knipscheer (Ed.), Ouder worden: Een uitdaging voor het familienverband
(Trans., Becoming older: Challenges to family relationships). Nijmegen: Dutch
Gerontological Society.
1984
Divorce in middle age: A family event. In K. P. Knipscheer (Ed.), Ouder worden:
Een uitdaging voor het familienverband (Trans. Becoming older: Challenges to
family relationships). Nimjmegan: Dutch Gerontological Society.
1984
The rights and duties of parents and children: Legal and ethical issues in
Parent-child relationships across the life span. In T. Vallance (Ed.), Values and
ethics in human development professions. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt, Co.
1984
Multi-generational families: Socialization, support, and strain. In V. GarmsHomolova, E. M. Hoerning, & D. Schaeffer (Eds.), Intergenerational relationships.
Lewiston, NY: Toronto: C. J. Hogrefe, Inc.
1985
Older women in intergenerational relations. In M. Haug et al. (Ed.), The
physical and mental health of aged women. Springer Pub. Co.
1985
Concepts and issues in the study of adulthood. In N. K. Schlossberg, G. O.
Hagestad, I. C. Siegler, L. E. Troll, N. R. Hiner, & E. M. Parron, The adult
years: Continuity and change. College Park, MD, International University
Consortium.
1985
The social meanings of age. In N. K. Schlossberg, G. O. Hagestad, I. C. Siegler, L.
E. Troll, N.R. Hiner, & E. M. Parron, The adult years: Continuity and change.
College Park, MD, International University Consortium.
1985
Horizontal bonds: Marriage and friendship (with L. E. Troll). In N. K. Schlossberg,
G. O. Hagestad, I. C. Siegler, L. E. Troll, N. R. Hiner, & E. M. Parron, The adult
years: Continuity and change. College Park, MD, International University
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Consortium.
1985
Vertical bonds: Intergenerational relationships. In N. K. Schlossberg, G. O.
Hagestad, I. C. Siegler, L. E. Troll, N. R. Hiner, & E. M. Parron, The adult years:
Continuity and change. College Park, MD, International University Consortium.
1985
Continuity and connectedness. In V. L. Bengtson & J. Robertson (Eds.),
Grandparenthood. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
1986 The family: Women and grandparents as kinkeepers. In A. Pifer & D. L. Bronte
(Eds.), Our aging society: Paradox and promise. Norton. (Translated into
Japanese).
1986
Challenges and opportunities of an aging society. In I. C. Phillipson, M. Berhard, &
Y. P. Strange (Eds.), Dependency and interdependency in old age (pp. 1-15).
London: Croom Helm.
1987
Parent-child relations in later life: Trends and gaps in past research. In J. B.
Lancaster, J. Altmann, A. S. Rossi, & L. R. Sherrod (Eds.), Parenting across the life
span: Biosocial dimensions. Aldine.
1987
Life course, social structure, and culture. In J. L. Kjolsrud, A. Ringen, K. Skrede,
& M. Vaa (Eds.), Applied research and structured change in modern society. Oslo:
INAS.
1987
Articles on "Divorce," "Family," and "Parenting" in G. L. Maddox (Ed.), The
encyclopedia of aging. Springer Publishing Company. (Translated into Japanese).
1989
Familien in einer alternden Gesellschaft: Veränderte Strukturen und Beziehungen.
Deutsches Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie und Gerontopsychatrie, 3(1)
Reprinted
In M. Baltes, M. Kohli, and K. Sames (Eds.), Erfolgreiches Altern, Verlag Hans
Buber.
1990
Changing societies - changing families: International perspectives on lives and
relationships. In P. Conrade & V. White (Eds.), The changing family in an aging
society: Caregiving traditions, trends, tomorrows? Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian
Gerontological Association.
1992
Family networks in an aging society: Some reflections and explorations. In W. J. A.
van den Heuvel, R. Illsley, A. Jamiesen, & C. P. M. Knipscheer (Eds.),
Opportunities and challenges in an aging society. Amsterdam: Noordhollandsche
Uitgeverij.
1992
Assigning rights and duties: Age, duration, and gender in social institutions. In
W.R. Heinz (Ed.) Theoretical advances in life course research, vol. III. Deutscher
Studien Verlag.
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1993
Reflections on family structure, time and the spectrum of care. In D.J.H. Deeg,
C.P.M. Knipscheer, & W. van Tilburg (Eds.) Autonomy and Well-being in the aging
population. Netherlands Institute of Gerontology.
1994
The social meanings of age for men and women. In M. Stevenson (Ed.) Gender
roles through the life span. Ball State University Press.
1994
The changing balance of young and old: Norwegian families in the post-war era. In
Population Aging in the Context of the Family, United Nations Population Division.
1995
La negociation de l`aide: jeux croises entre familles, sexes et politique sociale.
In C. Attias-Donfut (Ed.) Les Solidarites entre generations. Essais & Recherches,
Nathan.
1996
On-time, off time, out of time? Reflections on continuity and discontinuity from
an illness process. In V.L. Bengtson (Ed). Adulthood and aging. Research on
continuities and discontinuities. Springer Publishing Co.
1996
Introduction: Thoughts about the life course. In D. Neugarten (Ed.), The meanings
of age. Selected papers of Bernice Neugarten. University of Chicago Press.
1996
Familien på eldrebølgen. (The family on a gray wave? In Norwegian). In B.
Brandth & K. Moxnes (Ed.) Familie for tiden. Stabilitet og forandring. Tano
Aschehoug.
1996
Første etappe. Historiske endringer i barns familiemønstre. (First phase. Historical
changes in children’s family patterns. In Norwegian). In I. Frønes & K. Heggen
(Ed.) Livsløp, generasjon og kjønn. Universitetsforlaget. (Book on life course,
generation and gender.)
1999
Fallgruber i flergenerasjonsforskning (Pitfalls in multi-generational research). In H.
Bjerreen (Ed.) Generasjoner og Kjonn, Oslo, Senter for Kvinne-forskning.
2003
Interdependent lives and relationships in changing times: A life course
view of families and aging. Ch. 5 in R. Settersten (Ed.), Invitation to the
life course. Baywood Publ. Co.
2003
Aldring. In I. Frønes & L. Kjølsrød (Eds.) Det Norske Samfunn.
Gyldendal Forlag. Aging. Chapter for volume on Norwegian Society. In
Norwegian)
Forthcoming:
Grandparenthood. In Chicago Companion to the Child, R. A. Shweder,
ed. (with P. Uhlenberg)
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The impact of demographic changes on relations between age groups and
generations: a comparative perspective. (with P. Uhlenberg). In K. W.
Schaie and P. Uhlenberg (eds) The impact of demographic changes on the
wellbeing of older persons. Springer
Journal Articles
1970
Value orientations, member integration, and participation in voluntary association
activities. Administrative Science Quarterly, 15, 39-45.
1979
Role transitions in the family. Generations, December.
1982
Divorce: The family ripple effect. Generations, Winter.
1982
La socializacion de los padres por parte de sus hijos: Perspectivas para el cambio
social (with B. L. Neugarten). Revista Latinoamericana de Psicologia, 14.
1986
The aging society as a context for family life. Daedulus, 115(1) (Winter).
1986
Dimensions of time and the family. American Behavioral Scientist, 29(6).
1986
Grandparenthood, life context, and family development (with L. Burton).
American Behavioral Scientist, 29(4).
1986
The transition to grandparenthood: Unexplored issues (with M.E. Lang). Journal of
Family Issues, 7(2).
1986
Parental divorce in young adulthood: Some preliminary findings (with T. M.
Cooney, M. A. Smyer, & R. Klock). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,
56(3), 470-477.
1987
Families in an aging society. Recent changes in the life course and socialization
experiences of adults. Zeitschrift fur Sozialisationsforschung und
Erziehungssoziologie, 7(2).
1987
La dissolution de relations de longue duree: Exemples-types de divorces l'age mur
(with M.A. Smyer). Gerontologie, 63, July.
1987
Able elderly in the family context: Changes, chances, and challenges. The
Gerontologist, 27(4).
1987
Generasjoner: Livets gang, slekters gang, historiens gang. Samtiden, nr. 3.
(Generations: Life course, family, and history. In Norwegian.)
1988
Vekslende mosaikker: Norske barns familiekontekst i endring. (Changing
mosaics: The family context of Norwegian children. (In Norwegian.) Nordisk
Pedagogik, 3, 119-124.
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1988
Demographic change and the life course: Some emerging trends in the family realm.
Family Relations, 37, 405-410.
1988
Family stories: Events (temporarily) remembered (with P. O. Martin, & P.
Diedrick). Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 533-541.
1993
Tanker om familiestruktur, tid og omsorgens mangfold. Aldring og eldre, 4.
1996
What's the latest? Cultural age deadlines for family transitions (with R.
Settersten). The Gerontologist, 36, 2, 178-188.
1996
What’s the latest II. Cultural age deadlines for educational and work transitions
(with R. Settersten). The Gerontologist, 36, 5, 602-613.
1998
Towards a society for all ages. UN Bulletin on Aging, 2-3, pp. 7-13. (Also on
Microsoft Website.) Reprinted in Aging and the Human Spirit, 9, 2 (Fall 1999).
1999
A gray zone? Meetings between Sociology and Gerontology. Contemporary
Sociology, 28, 5 (Sept.) pp. 514-514.
1999
Thinking about age in new ways. CONTUREN. (Frankfurt and Vienna). 3A, 1999,
pp. 11-22.
2002
Relationships in time and space. Society for the Study of Behavioral
Development Newsletter, 1, 17-18
2002
I det lange løp. Et livsløpsperspektiv på aldring. Aldring og Livsløp, 1:2-5
( A life course perspective on aging. In Norwegian)
2005
The social separation of old and young: A root of ageism. (With P.
Uhlenberg). Journal of Social Issues, 61(2): 343-360
Forthcoming:
Childless Elderly: International Perspectives (co-editor with P. Dykstra), Special issue of
Journal of Family Issues, Dec. 2006
Pathways into childlessness. Journal of Family Issues, Dec. 2006
Why should we worry about age segregation? Some theoretical and empirical explorations.
(with P. Uhlenberg), Research on Ageing, Dec. 2006
Micro and macro perspectives on intergenerational relations and transfers in Europe. (with
K. Herlofson). UN Population Bulletin.
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Transfers between grandparents and grandchildren: The importance of taking a threegeneration perspective. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
Book Reviews
1984
Skrede, K., & Tornes, K. (Eds.). Studier i kvinners livslop (Trans., Studies in the
Life Course of Women). In Sosiologi I Dag, 4(Spring) pp. 69-73 (In Norwegian).
1985
Hatland, A. Folketrygdens framtid. In Tidskrift for Samfunnsforskning, Winter
(Review of book on future of Norwegian pension system).
1985 Baltes, P. B., & Brim, O. E. Brim (Eds.). Life-span development and behavior, Vol.
6. In Contemporary Sociology, 14, 699-700.
1991
Johnson, C. L. Ex familia: Grandparents, parents and children adjust to divorce.
Contemporary Psychology, 36, (2).
2001
Broken down by age and sex. Review essay. The Gerontologist, June
Keynote Addresses
1978
Eighty years: The social and personal challenges of women's lives. Georgia State
University conference on The Life Cycle of Women, April.
1985
Challenges and opportunities of an aging society. Annual meeting of the British
Society of Gerontology, University of Keele, September.
1987
Families in an aging society: Research frontiers. Martin Loeb Memorial Lecture,
University of Wisconsin.
1988
The changing family context. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Gerontologie, Berlin.
1988
Endringer i norske barns familiekontekst i etterkrigsperioden. Nordisk seminar om
barns sosialisering. Copenhagen. (Changes in the family context of Norwegian
children since World War II. Nordic Seminar on History of Childhood.)
1988
Changing societies - changing families. An international perspective on lives and
relationships. Canadian Association of Gerontology, Halifax, October.
1989
Families and life course patterns towards the turn of the century. Annual
Meetings of the Norwegian Sociological Association, January.
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1992
Population aging and the family: What we know and need to know. Nordic
Congress of Gerontology, Odense, July 1.
1992
The aging society: Challenges to research and policy. Swedish Council on Social
Research, Stockholm, December.
1995
Gamle samfunn- Nye liv (Old societies- new lives).. National Conference of
Gerontology, Norway, November.
1996
Exploring vertical webs: Family relationships in an aging society. International
Society for the Study of Personal Relationships, Banff, Canada, August.
1998
Life course discontinuity: From Benedict to Beck. The 8th national
research conference in sociology. Theme: The vocabulary of sociology.
Spitsbergen Islands, June.
1998
Independent lives and relationships in changing times: A life course view
of families and aging. The annual meetings of the Gerontological Society,
Philadelphia, November.
1998
Towards a New Society for All Ages: New Thinking, New Language, New
Conversations (Inaugural speech for the International Year of Older Persons).
United
Nations Headquarters, New York, November.
1999: A Society for all ages? Conference on Intergenerational Relations: International
Perspectives, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, April.
1999: Reflections on the International Year of Older Persons. Symposium on Unafraid
Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, April.
1999: Familie, generasjon Og livslep (Family, generation and the life course). Konferanse
om Sofies Alderdom. Nasjonal foreningen for folkehelsen. (Conference in
connection with the International Year of Older Persons), Oslo, April.
1999: Family and life course in aging societies: Realities, myths, and some unexplored
questions. European Population Conference, The Hague. September. (Will come
out as a report.)
1999: Grandparenthood in the context of changing age structure: examples from
Scandinavia and the United States. Journees de la Branche Retraite, Caisse
Nationale d’Assurance Viellesse, Paris, Sept.
1999: Die Dramatik der “altersbunten” Gesellschaft. Austrian Research Council, Vienna,
June.
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1999: The gray wave and public health. 6th Nordic Conference on Public Health.
Kristiansand, Norway, Aug. (Published in Journal of the Ministry of Health and
Social Services, Oslo (in Norwegian). Avaialbe on CD.
1999: Age and intergenerational relations: Current challenges. Conference on
intergenerational relations – national and international perspectives. University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2002
Ageing in European populations: communalities, contrasts and
challenges. Official opening of Postgraduate study in elderly care and
rehabilitation. Igalo, Montenegro
2004
Age segregation, social integration and life course risks. !7th Nordic
Congress of Gerontology, Stockholm, May
2004
Is Scandinavia a harbinger of things to come? Exploring data on
Norwegian baby boom cohorts. Toward a New Perspective: From
Ageing to Ageing Well, IAG/WHO, Montreal, October
2005
Broken links? Divorce and intergenerational relations. 2005
BK21International Conference on Post-Divorce Adjustment of Children
and Families. Seoul, Korea, November
Other Invited Presentations
1966
The child's century? Paper delivered at the International Conference for Child
Welfare Workers, Oslo (in Norwegian).
1974
The life course of women in a changing society. Presented at the annual Women's
Day on Campus, University of Minnesota.
1974
The life course of women: Challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at
Chicago Lying-In Hospital's symposium on Women in Conflict, January.
1977
His and her marriage: Age and change. Presented at University of Iowa's annual
conference on The Changing Family, February.
1977
The sexes in Year 2000. Presentation to Chicago at Bay Symposium, University
of Chicago Alumni Association, San Francisco, June.
1978
His and her middle age. Presentation at University of Iowa's annual Conference on
The Changing Family, February.
1979
Problems and promises in the social psychology of inter- generational relations.
Workshop on Family and Aging, National Academy of
Sciences, Committee on Aging, Spring.
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1982
The rise of multi-generational families: Opportunities and challenges. Annual
meeting of Jewish Social Services, Cincinnati, OH, April.
1982
Creating expectable lives: Dimensions of time and the family. Symposium in
honor of Bernice Neugarten, the University of Chicago, May.
1982
The continuous bond: A dynamic, multi-generational perspective on parent-child
relations between adults. The Minnesota Symposium on Child Development,
October.
1982
Older women in intergenerational relations. Symposium on the Physical and
Mental Health of Aged Women, Center on Aging and Health, Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, OH, October.
1983
Multigenerational families. International Conference on Intergenerational
Relations, Berlin, February.
1983
The functions of grandparents in a changing society. International Symposium on
Aging, University of Grenoble, France, July.
1983
Parent-child relations in the later years. Social Science Research Council sponsored
conference on Biosocial Life-Span Approaches to Parenting and Offspring
Development, MD, May.
1983
Grandparenthood and intergenerational processes: Continuity and connectedness.
National Conference on Grandparenthood, Wingspread, WI, October.
1984
The intersection of life course analysis and studies of intergenerational relations: A
research frontier. National Institute on Aging, February.
1984
Interconnections among generations. Colloquium for Social Philosophy, The
Pennsylvania State University, Delaware
County Campus, April (with M. Smyer).
1985
The changing population over 65. 11th Annual Senior Workers' Fall Conference,
Bloomington, MN, November.
1988
The social meanings of age for men and women. Symposium on Gender Roles
Through the Life Span, Ball State University, Indiana, October.
1989
Multi-generational families in an aging society. Michigan Multi-agency
Conference, Lansing, May.
1989
Dilemmas in current life course research: An international perspective. First
International Symposium on Status Passages and Social Risks in the Life Course,
University of Bremen, October.
1989
The kin structures of children in an aging society. International Colloquium on
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"Opportunities and Challenges in an Aging Society." The Dutch Royal Academy of
Sciences, Amsterdam, October.
1989
Multi-generational families in an aging society. Conference on The Community
Connection, Hamof Institute for Behavioral Health, Erie, Pennsylvania, June.
1990
The changing balance between young and old: Norwegian families in the postwar
era. United Nations Conference on Aging Populations in the Context of the Family,
Kitakyushu, Japan, October.
1991
Assigning rights and duties: Age, time, and duration in social institutions. 2nd
International Symposium on Status Passages and their Institutional Regulation,
University of Bremen, February.
1991
Families as socialization arenas: The impact of recent demographic change.
Spencer Foundation Conference on The New Contract Between Generations: Social
Science Perspectives on Cohorts in the 21st Century, University of Southern
California, February.
1991
Can societies age gracefully? European Congress on Gerontology, July.
1992
The internationalization of gerontology. Annual Meeting of Gerontological
Society of America, Washington, DC, November.
1992
Norsk gerontologi: Nye veier og gjengrodde stier. Konferanse om Å bli
gammel i Norge: Status og perspektiver (NGi/NORAS), Sundvolden.
1993
Gender, social policy and the life course: Some unexplored issues. Seminar on Life
Course Research (University of Trondheim/Møreforskning) Haram, June.
1993
Negotiating care: Interaction between social policy, family structure and gender.
European Conference on Older people and solidarity between generations.
Commission of the European Communities and Ministry of Social Affairs,
Paris, October.
1994
Age norms: Theoretical issues. Symposium, American Sociological Association,
Los Angeles, August.
1995
Cultural constructions of healthy aging. UNESCO conference on Culture and
Health, Oslo, October.
1995
Has the study of aging made sociology wiser? Invited symposium. Annual
meetings of the Gerontological Society, Los Angeles, November.
1996 The structuring of time: Pleasures, pressures and potential marginality. National
conference in sociology, Voss, Norway, September.
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1998
Life-long learning and information technology: Towards new inequalities? Global
Meeting of Generations (sponsored by UNDP), Washington, D.C., January.
2000
Om alderens apartheid og alternativer til alderssegregering.
Sosial-og Helsedepartementets samling for Fylkesmenn og Fylkesleger.
Lillehammer, (On an apartheid of age and alternatives to age segregation. Ministry
for Health and Social Affairs, Lillehammer, Norway).
2000
Female pioneers in a new frontier: The challenge of change as we age. WOMEN
2000, Case Western Reserve University, April.
2002 Social science perspectives on lives: reviews and previews.
Memorial seminar for Natalie Rogoff Ramsøy. Oslo 6. sept.
2004 Life course and families in ageing societies. EuroScience Open Forum, Stockholm,
August
2005 The impact of demographic change on relations across age groups. (with P.
Uhlenberg). Penn State Social Structure Conference. Oct.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
1974 Patterns of fathering in the middle years (with M. Fagan). The annual meeting of
the National Council on Family Relations, October.
1974
The socialization of parents by young adult children: A new perspective on social
change (with B. Neugarten). XV Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Bogota,
Columbia, December.
1977
Young adult offspring as interpersonal resources in middle age (with R. Snow).
The annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Francisco.
1978
Patterns of communication and influence between grandparents and
grandchildren in a changing society. The 9th World Congress of Sociology,
Uppsala, Sweden, August.
1979 What grandfather knows best (with M. McDonald). The annual meeting of the
Gerontological Society, Washington, DC.
1980
Midlife divorce: Implications for parent-caring (with M.A. Smyer). Invited paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association,
Toronto, April.
1980
Lineages as units of analysis: New avenues for the study of individual and family
careers (with R. Dixon). The National Council on Family Relations
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Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop, Portland, Oregon,
October.
1980
Adult intergenerational relations under stress: The case of divorce in middle age
(with M.A. Smyer). The annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San
Diego, November.
1980
Discontinuity versus flexibility: The need for a social psychological approach to
men's and women's adult roles (with v. W. Marshall). The annual meeting
of the Gerontological Society, San Diego, November.
1980
Patterns of help-seeking during mid-life divorce: Implications for intervention and
developmental theory (with M. A. Smyer). Poster session presented at
the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Diego, November.
1981
Grandparents and family influence: Views of three generations (with J. T.
Speicher). The annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Boston, April.
1982
Matriarchs and martyrs: Women's intergenerational patterns of power and
influence (with P. Grandjean). The annual meeting of AAAS, Washington, DC.
1982
Issues in the study of intergenerational continuity (with M. Kranichfeld). National
Council on Family Relations Theory and Methods Workshop, Washington, D.C.,
October.
1984
Research on Twentieth Century family patterns: A guide for the 21st? Session on
the Future Life Course, Eastern Sociological Association Meetings, Boston.
1984
The effects of parental divorce on young adults (with T. Cooney, R. Klock, & M.
Smyer). The Eastern Psychological Association Meetings, Baltimore, Maryland,
April 1.
1984
Family transitions in adulthood: Some late 20th century changes and their
consequences. The annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Antonio.
1984
Change and support between young adults and their divorcing parents (with T.
Cooney & M.A. Smyer). The annual meeting of the National Council on Family
Relations, San Francisco, California, October 17.
1985
Socialization and intergenerational transmission Between parent and child: Lifelong processes (with G. Han). Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society,
Orleans.
1985
The future of family life. Invited paper for the Ollie Randall Symposium. Annual
meeting of the Gerontological Society, New Orleans.
1986
Family and the life course. Annual meeting of National Council on the Aged,
New
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Washington, DC.
1986
Functions of family gatherings. The Gerontological Society, Chicago.
1987
The life course: Current European and North American perspectives. Midwest
Sociological Meetings.
1987
How common are multigenerational families? Exploring new sources of data.
Gerontological Society, Washington, D.C.
1988
Careers of care: A study of Norwegian oldest old (with T. I. Romoren).
Annual meetings of the Gerontological Society, San Francisco, November.
1989
Family structures in an aging population: The case of Norway. 14th World
Congress of Gerontology, Mexico, June.
1992
Gender, age and duration in social institutions. International Sociological Seminar,
Lofoten, Norway, June.
1995
Studying support for parents and childless individuals in advanced old age:
The importance of studying time dimensions (with H. Gautun). European
Congress of Gerontology, Amsterdam, August.
1996
Why study the old with no children? Annual meetings of the Gerontological
Society, Washington, DC, November.
1998
Concepts of life course discontinuity: From Benedict to Beck. The 8th national
research conference in sociology. Theme: The vocabulary of sociology.
Spitsbergen Islands, June.
1998
Interdependent lives and relationships in changing times: A life course view of
families and aging. The annual meeting of the Gerontological Society,
Philadelphia, November.
2000
At risk in the risk society (with D. Dannefer). Presidential Symposium, the Annual
Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Washington, DC, November.
2004
Intergenerational structures and social integration: does grandparenthood make a
difference? International Sociological Association/Research Committee on Ageing,
London, September
2004 Grandparenthood and intergenerational context. (with J. Oppelaar) Gerontological
Society of America, Washington, DC, November
2005 Grandparenthood and social change: recent evidence from Norway. Invited
symposium on Families, generations and ageing. World Congress of Gerontology,
Rio de Janeiro, June
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2005 Childlessness among men: design or default? (with B. Slagsvold) Gerontological
Society of America. Orlando, Nov.
Panel Presentations and Related Activities
1976
"Polarities among women." Panel presentation at the Illinois Psychological
Association's annual meeting, November.
1973
Chaired session on "Feminism in Scandinavia--Past and Present." Annual
meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, May.
1975
Chaired session on "Becoming a Sociologist--The Case of the Foreign
Student.” Midwest Sociological Meetings, Spring.
1979
Organized symposium on "Older Men in Household, Family, and Personal
Networks." Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Washington, DC,
November.
1982
"Social change and family patterns since the 1920’s: A panel discussion of
Middletown families in fifty years of change." Social Science History Association,
Bloomington, IN, November.
1982
"Why do we need cross-cultural research on aging?" Annual meeting of the
Gerontological Society, Boston, November.
1982
"The impact of changing roles of men and women on future patterns of aging."
Presidential Panel, Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Boston,
November.
1989
Invited discussant for symposium on "The Contribution of Family Relationships to
the Development of Self and Relational Capacities Through the Life Span." 10th
Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral
Development, Jyvaskyla, Finland, July.
1996
Discussant for symposium on the oldest old. Annual meetings of The
Gerontological Society, Washington, DC, November.
2005 Discussant, Workshop on Care Provision in Ageing Societies: What are the Policy
Challenges and How to Address Them. United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe and International Institute on Ageing. Malta, May
2005
Discussant, Workshop on Diversity in Late Life. Vrije Universitet Amsterdam, June
Other Professional Activities
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Coordinator and teaching faculty for NIA-funded workshop on Research Needs in Aging held for
65 faculty members from universities across the country, Chicago, June 1977.
Invited discussant for NIA/NIMH conference on The Older Woman, Bethesda, MD, September
1978.
Reviewer for NIMH Social Problems Research Review Committee, 1978.
Reviewer for NSF, 1980, 1986.
Served on NIMH Human Development and Aging Review Group, 1981.
Reviewed proposals for MacArthur Foundation, 1981.
Prepared position paper on role transitions for National Aging Research Planning Panel/NIH, 1981.
Invited consultant for the planning of National Conference on Grandparenthood, under sponsorship
of National Family Institute of America and Jewish Family Service, October 1982.
Member-at-Large, Executive Committee of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, The
Gerontological Society of America, 1982-84.
Member, Executive Committee, Section on Aging, the American Sociological Association, 198486.
Member of Social Science Research Council working group on collaborative research with Japan
(focused on multi-generational and life course research), 1981-84.
Executive Secretary, Program Committee, for 13th International Congress of Gerontology, 198385.
Member of the Advisory Committee, 2nd International Conference on the Future of Adult Life,
Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, July 1990.
Coordinator for Symposium on "Perspectives on Human Development and Social Policy" (in honor
of Bernice Neugarten), Northwestern University, May 1989.
Consultant to NESTOR (National Program for Research on Aging), the Netherlands, 1990-91.
Consultant to the Norwegian Institute of Gerontology, 1991-92.
Invited to present intensive course on Life Course and Social Policy. The University of Bremen,
June 1991.
Faculty advisor to The Alliance for Healthy Aging (Managed care organizations, Age Wave, Inc.
and Merck & Co., Inc.), 1993.
Special advisor to gerontology section, Norwegian Institute of Applied Social Science, 1998-.
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Member of international group named by Norwegian Research Council to evaluate five
independent research institutes, 1997-1998.
Invited presentation: The integration of family registry and health system data. Panel on Research
Agenda and New Data for an Aging World. US National Research Council, National Academies of
Science, London August 1999.
Member, National Commission on Gender and Health, Norway 2000Parepared “State of Knowledge” report on Sociology of Aging in Norway, summer 2000.
Reviewed proposals for Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, fall 2000.
Editorial work
Member of editorial board:
Journal of Family Issues, 1980-81
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981-83
Comprehensive Gerontology, 1987-89
The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 1996-2000
Zeitschrift fúr Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation, 2002Acta Sociologica, 2004Reviewed manuscripts for: Acta Sociologica, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of
Community Psychology, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Social Forces,
The Gerontologist, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Law and Society, Tidsskrift
for samfunnsforskning, Sociology of Education, Cornell University Press, Johns Hopkins
University Press, Rutgers University Press, University of Oslo Press, McGraw Hill, Toronto U.
Press.
Consulting/Service
Aid and Tutor, the Martin Luther King Scholarship Program, University of Minnesota, 1969-70.
Foreign student advisor, University of Oslo, 1962-64.
Consultant to United Airlines regarding Affirmative Action issues, 1975.
Consultant for BBC Television for program on "Intimacy," Spring 1982.
Consultant and writer for the development of TV course on Adulthood, International University
Consortium for Telecommunications in Teaching, 1982-84.
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Consultant for Annenberg Project: TV series on The Seasons of Life, 1986-87.
Member, Advisory Board on Aging, Norwegian Labor Party.( Arbeiderpartiets Eldreutvalg, leder
Per Kleppe, 2000-)
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