Coming of Age in Times of UncertaintyBerghahn Books, 01.12.2007 - 160 Seiten Adulthood is taken for granted. It connotes the end of childhood, the resolution to the “storm and stress” period of adolescence. This conception is strongly entrenched in the sociology of youth and the sociology of the life course as well as in the policy arena. At the same time, adulthood itself remains unarticulated; journey’s end remains conceptually fixed and theoretically uncontested. Adulthood, then, is both central to the social imagination and neglected as an area of sociological investigation, something that has been noted by sociologists over the last four decades. Going beyond the overwhelmingly psychological literature, this book draws on original qualitative research and theories of social recognition and thus presents a first step towards filling an important gap in our understanding of the meaning of adulthood. |
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... behavior is culturally conditioned . . . [and thus] more substantial inquiry is called for. (1976: v) A few years later, Neil J. Smelser (1980:2) observed: “Why the adult years, arguably the most productive and in some ways the most ...
... behavior. A good measure of crossfertilization between social-scientific and media views ensures the reproduction of everyday assumptions about what adulthood is, and what adults ought to do or refrain from doing. As such, adulthood is ...
... behavior and status. The relationship between age and the classic markers of adulthood is an example, for the latter depend for normative effectiveness on when in a person's life they are achieved. Stable relationships or parenthood ...
... behavioral self-control” (Arnett and Taber 1994: 533, original emphasis). This assertion fits hand in glove with Côté's (2000: 31) claim, “adulthood is now more a psychological state than a social status.” In fact, Côté's approach to ...
... behavior or appearance” (2000: 34). An increasing number of adults are seen as taking “paths of least resistance” rather than acquiring “self-discipline, in order to develop advanced skills, aptitudes, and attitudes” (2000: 34). Drawing ...
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Adulthood Individualization and the Life Course | 28 |
Adulthood and Social Recognition | 51 |
From Adulthood as a Goal to Youth as a Value | 66 |
New Adult Voices i | 83 |
6 | 98 |
7 | 112 |
Bibliography | 125 |