Understanding the Life Course
Sociological and Psychological Perspectives
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Beschreibung
Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquelycomprehensive guide to understanding the entire life course from aninterdisciplinary perspective. Combining the important insightssociology and psychology have to bring to the study of the lifecourse, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinningsin an accessible style, supported by real-life examples.
What do reality TV shows such as Supernanny really tell us aboutchild development? Are teenage rebellions and midlife criseswritten into our DNA? Does being a grandparent - or even agreat-grandparent - equate to being old? This book encouragesreaders to think about these questions by highlighting the manydifferent ways the life course can be interpreted, including themesof linearity and multi-directionality, continuity anddiscontinuity, and the interplay between nature and nurture, orgenetics and culture. From birth and becoming a parent, to deathand grieving for the loss of others, key research studies andtheories are introduced, and their contemporary relevance andvalidity discussed. All stages of the life course are considered inconjunction with issues of social inequality (such as social class,race/ethnicity and gender) and critical examination of layviewpoints.
The book's comprehensive coverage of the life course countersthe limitations of working with a certain group or age category inisolation, and its interdisciplinary focus recognizes thecentrality of working in and across multi-professional teams andorganizations. It will be essential reading for students onvocational programmes in social work, the allied healthprofessions, nursing and education, and will providethought-provoking insight into the wider contexts of the lifecourse for students of psychology and sociology.
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Lorraine Green
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