Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84545-285-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blatterer, Harry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Blatterer, Harry
Harry Blatterer is Lecturer in Sociology at Macquarie University where he teaches introductory sociology, social theory and courses on the life course, generations and intimacy.