The life course : a sociological introduction / Stephen Hunt.

By:

Hunt, Stephen, 1954-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.Description: viii, 228 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

1403914699
1403914702 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

301 HUN

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	301 HUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100321372

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Rapid and far-reaching social transformation in Western society over the last few decades has prompted considerable interest in the life course. This accessible and informative text provides a substantive overview to the topic, combining contemporary and more traditional perspectives. Tracing the different stages of the life course through infancy and youth to old age and dying, the book considers what is distinct about a sociological approach to the life course and explores recent debatesand changing theoretical perspectives in the context of biological, psychological and social influences.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Theoretical Accounts of the Life Course
Social Differentiation and Determinants of the Life Course
Reproduction, Infancy and Parenting
Childhood: Issues and Perspectives
Contemporary Youth
Relationships, Sexualities, and the Family
Work, Leisure, and Consumption
The Challenge of Mid-Life
Ageing, Old Age and Death

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Stephen Hunt is Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Sociology at the University of the West of England. He is a referee for the British Journal of Sociology , the Journal of Contemporary Religion and Humour . He is also on the editorial board for Pentecostudies . His publications include Religion in Western Society , Alternative Religion , and Anyone for Alpha?