A spellbinding account of the UKs pioneering cohort studies,which have been monitoring the lives of ordinary British people since 1946, underlines their importance to us allSteve Christmas was born, and in 1958,in unpromising circumstances. His father was a heavy drinker who abused his mother. Neither parent was interested in Steve’s education and bailiffs were regular visitors to the family door. The years of his youth were depressing. Related: The Life Project: what makes some people delighted, healthy and successful – and others not? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com