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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... everyday life. The moment becomes all consuming, and immediate gratification becomes overwhelming. Huxley warned us about this is Brave New World in 1932 already. Changed conceptions of time would lead to reduced or diminished social ...
... everyday sensibilities and dispositions. Harry Blatterer's contribution in this book is brilliantly to work this interface between radical critique of the present and affirmation of its actually existing contents. This brilliant book is ...
... these new adults who also need to negotiate the difference between their constraints and their dreams. The wonders of everyday life still precede us. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ I am indebted to those from whom I preface • xi.
... everyday life. Mira Crouch never let me doubt her belief in this project; she provided invaluable insights and assistance on the way. My thanks go to Clive Kessler, Jocelyn Pixley, and Michael Pusey, for their advice, support, and ...
... everyday life. Even a cursory glance at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)—Australia's equivalent of Britain's National Statistics and the U.S. Census—confirms that there is no official agreement as to what age marks the ...
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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 |