ðə lˈaɪf kˈoːɹs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈaɪf kˈoːɹs pɚspˈɛktɪv ɔːɹ lˈaɪf kˈoːɹs θˈiəɹi, ɹᵻfˈɜːz tʊ ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z fɔːɹ ˈænɐlˌaɪzɪŋ pˈiːpəlz lˈaɪvz wɪðˌɪn stɹˈʌktʃɚɹəl, sˈoʊʃəl, ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl kˈɑːntɛksts.
The life course approach, also known as the life course perspective or life course theory, refers to an approach developed in the 1960s for analyzing people's lives within structural, social, and cultural contexts.