This text brings together sociological, anthropological and social policy perspectives on the life course with a view to developing the conceptual rigour of the term as well as to exploring the rich range of debates and issues it encompasses. Linking traditional sociological and anthropological concerns with more recent postmodern debates centred on the self, identity and time, the book integrates theoretical debates about childhood, youth, middle age and later life with empirical material in an illuminating and innovative way.
Written by a pair of very wellregarded authors, who are experienced in this field
Brings together, in one text, interdisciplinary material relating to the life course as a whole
A very topical subject, as issues of childhood and ageing have become hot topics in sociological work recently
An extremely broadranging book, using examples from around the world, and featuring excellent historical context
Jenny Hockey
aging childhood gender identity memory social policy sociology