The Life Course A Sociological Introduction

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  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9781137521958
  • 16 september 2016
  • 344 pagina's
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Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for  the Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include  The Third Bullet;  Sniper's Honor;  I, Sniper;  I, Ripper; and  Point of Impact, which was adapted for film and TV as  Shooter. Hunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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A far-reaching but accessible sociological account of the life course, and how it can be used to conceptualise key issues for social scientists, health and social workers. Now extensively updated in a new second edition, the text takes on the most recent and globally relevant debates and theoretical perspectives in the field.



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 Recognising that the established cradle-to-grave view is now outdated, the trajectory from infancy and youth to later and end-of-life is followed not as a stable object of study, but as a starting point for critical analysis.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.

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Stephen J. Hunt
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Stephen Hunter
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Red Globe Press

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