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