Coming of Age in Times of UncertaintyBerghahn Books, 01/12/2007 - 160 من الصفحات 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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... concept, or norm, like whiteness. We know that “maturity” is difficult, not least in the academy, or anywhere where academic professionalization means that the prospect of autonomy or recognition comes late. Youth is a brilliant theme ...
... concepts of adulthood have changed over time, about how adult behavior is culturally conditioned . . . [and thus] more substantial inquiry is called for. (1976: v) A few years later, Neil J. Smelser (1980:2) observed: “Why the adult ...
... concept. In fact, many of the social trends discussed here are also social realities in societies that fall outside the boundaries of what is commonly understood by the term. If not on a nationwide basis, this nevertheless pertains to ...
... concept” (2000: 30, original emphasis). It is in Moscovici's sense that adulthood can be usefully considered a social representation. Adulthood is circumscribed by historically and culturally specific practices and expectations ...
... concepts to accommodate essentially the same view. Indeed, media attention to young people's deferral or rejection of adulthood can draw on expert advice with a long history. Although in reality a number of approaches differ in nuance ...
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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 |