Never Nosh a Matzo Ball by Sharon Kahn

Never Nosh a Matzo Ball by Sharon Kahn

Dramatic social transformation in Western society over recent decades has had a profound impact on the way the life course is studied. While people continue to experience the implications of class, gender, ethnicity and, of course, age, they are more than ever able to take personal control of their own lives. The Life Course considers how, in a diverse and uncertain world, the previously predictable stages of life are no longer fixed but increasingly open to change.

Focusing on continuities and change, this book looks not only at the different 'phases of life', but also at the transformation of a number of closely related social institutions such as the family, education and the workplace. Recognising that the established cradle-to-grave view is now outdated, the trajectory from infancy and youth to later and end-of-life is followed not as a stable object of study, but as a starting point for critical analysis.

This second edition offers an essential overview of the sociology of the life course, incorporating both contemporary and conventional perspectives. It calls upon current theorising around the life course as well as on up-to-date empirical research data. This thought-provoking text is relevant to researchers and students of life course studies and sociology, as well as to those in nursing, social work and related caring professions.

Sharon Kahn is Lecturer of English at the State University of New York in New Paltz, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780425184325
ISBN 10	0425184323
Titel	Never Nosh a Matzo Ball
Autor	Sharon Kahn
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Berkley Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-02-05
Seitenanzahl	256
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