The life course : a sociological introduction
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The life course : a sociological introduction
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9781403914699
Description
Rapid and far-reaching social transformation in Western society over the last few decades has prompted considerable interest in the life course. This accessible and informative text provides a substantive overview to the topic, combining contemporary and more traditional perspectives. Tracing the different stages of the life course through infancy and youth to old age and dying, the book considers what is distinct about a sociological approach to the life course and explores recent debates and changing theoretical perspectives in the context of biological, psychological and social influences.
Table of Contents
- Theoretical Accounts of the Life Course
- Social Differentiation and Determinants of the Life Course
- Reproduction, Infancy and Parenting
- Childhood: Issues and Perspectives
- Contemporary Youth
- Relationships, Sexualities, and the Family
- Work, Leisure, and Consumption
- The Challenge of Mid-Life
- Ageing, Old Age and Death
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: pbk ISBN 9781403914705
Description
Rapid and far-reaching social transformation in Western society over the last few decades has prompted considerable interest in the life course. This accessible and informative text provides a substantive overview to the topic, combining contemporary and more traditional perspectives. Tracing the different stages of the life course through infancy and youth to old age and dying, the book considers what is distinct about a sociological approach to the life course and explores recent debates and changing theoretical perspectives in the context of biological, psychological and social influences.
Table of Contents
Theoretical Accounts of the Life Course Social Differentiation and Determinants of the Life Course Reproduction, Infancy and Parenting Childhood: Issues and Perspectives Contemporary Youth Relationships, Sexualities, and the Family Work, Leisure, and Consumption The Challenge of Mid-Life Ageing, Old Age and Death
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