Coming of age in times of uncertainty

著者
    • Blatterer, Harry
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Coming of age in times of uncertainty

Harry Blatterer

Berghahn Books, 2007

  • : hardback

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Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容
  • Introduction
  • Representations of adulthood
  • Adulthood, individualization, and the life course
  • Adulthood and social recognition
  • From adulthood as a goal to youth as a value
  • New adult voices I : the meaning of adulthood
  • New adult voices II : without a center that holds
  • Conclusion: Redefining adulthood
  • Epilogue
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内容説明

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.

目次

Acknowledgements Preface Peter Beilharz Introduction Chapter 1. Representations of Adulthood Chapter 2. Adulthood, Individualization, and the Life Course Chapter 3. Adulthood and Social Recognition Chapter 4. From Adulthood as a Goal to Youth as a Value Chapter 5. New Adult Voices I: The Meaning of Adulthood Chapter 6. New Adult Voices II: Without a Center that Holds Conclusion: Redefining Adulthood Epilogue Bibliography

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