Vilhena, CarlaValadas, Sandra T.Almeida, António Fragoso de2019-11-152019-11-1520192000-7426http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12890Our paper sought to analyse the influence of the educational background over various dimensions of the lives of Portuguese older men (age 60+) across the life course. Drawing on the theory of cumulative advantages and disadvantages we used biographical research, namely narrative interviews with men from different educational background: men with a very low educational background and men with a medium/high educational background. Our results show the influence of educational background in the life course, and how it can contribute to accumulation of advantages/disadvantages that explain their biographies and the very different situations in which they live today.engCumulative advantages/disadvantagesEducationLife courseTransitionEducation matters: cumulative advantages and disadvantages amongst Portuguese older menjournal article10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela20199