Empirical work thus far suggests that both between and within individual variability in physical functional limitations and cognitive impairment appear to be more closely tied to race/gender/class-based opportunity structure and processes of cumulative advantage/disadvantage than to randomness.
Author
Jielu Lin

Jielu Lin
Jielu Lin is an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University. Her research focuses on health disparities over the life course, particularly those related to race/ethnicity, interpersonal ties, and gene-environment. Her work has appeared in flagship journals of gerontology and public health.