ðə lˈaɪf kˈoːɹs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ɛɡzˈæmɪnz ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz lˈaɪf hˈɪstɚɹi ænd ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪts, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, hˌaʊ ˈɜːli ᵻvˈɛnts ˈɪnfluːənst fjˈuːtʃɚ dᵻsˈɪʒənz ænd ᵻvˈɛnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈæɹɪdʒ ænd dᵻvˈoːɹs, ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt ɪn kɹˈaɪm, ɔːɹ dɪzˈiːz ˈɪnsɪdəns.
The life course approach examines an individual's life history and investigates, for example, how early events influenced future decisions and events such as marriage and divorce, engagement in crime, or disease incidence.