Overview
Questioning the boundaries between self and society, change and stability, the author includes classic treatments on generations by Karl Mannheim and Norman Ryder and presents a new theoretical contribution that explores the meaning of aging' as a social process. Each of the six new essays develops a central theoretical concept, linking that concept to issues of research design and analysis. By re-examining the assumptions that underlie our approaches to the study of change, this volume provides key insights into how we can understand fundamental social processes such as: human development and socialization; the formation of public opinion and political identity; and the shaping of collective action and group behaviour.
- | Author: Melissa a. Hardy
- | Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
- | Publication Date: Aug 04, 1997
- | Number of Pages: 240 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0761905901
- | ISBN-13: 9780761905905
