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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827540303321

Autore

O'Donnell Mike

Titolo

Age and generation / / Mike O'Donnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Tavistock, 1985

ISBN

1-86013-158-1

1-135-80061-8

1-280-40048-X

9786610400485

0-203-13279-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 pages)

Collana

Society now

Social science paperbacks ; ; 301

Disciplina

305.2/0941

Soggetti

Youth - Great Britain

Youth - United States

Age groups - Great Britain

Age groups - United States

Age groups

Subculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in the USA in association with Methuen, New York, NY.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Age and generation; 2 The social construction of childhood and youth; 3 Working-class youth subcultures; 4 Black youth; 5 Middle-class youth subcultures: the 1960's; 6 A future for youth?; 7 Adulthood (young adults, the middle-aged, and the elderly); References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.