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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... society is postmodern, but rather that it is truly modern, i.e. innerly and always mobile. Here it is the presently dominant generation—us— which is transitional. Our children are ahead of us. Our children are therefore more modern than ...
... society. Sociologically speaking, we are plainly not only after Weber, but also after Habermas. The power and precision of insight involved in all this is incredible, as abundantly manifest not least in the case studies developed and so ...
... society statements such as “kids grow up too soon these days,” or “young people just won't grow up,” live side by side. The meaning of adulthood is further unsettled by the fact that modern societies do not provide definite answers as ...
... societies, or perhaps reaching the age of majority at 18, 19, or 21? Is it a process of development rather than ... society as full members. This process of acknowledgement is one of mutuality. It is neither a matter of crossing a ...
... societies. To elaborate what is social about adulthood is not to imply, however, that adulthood is somehow foisted upon us, that we are passive recipients of an ascribed position. Through our practices we not only reproduce but also ...
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9 | |
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 |