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Understanding the life course : sociological and psychological perspectives / by Lorraine Green.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 volume ; vii, 295 pages. 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780745697932
  • 0745697933
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155 GRE 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ799.95 .G74 2017
Contents:
Introduction -- Key life course principles and theories -- Traditional and modern psychological approaches to children -- The new social studies of childhood -- Adolescence and youth -- Young adulthood -- Middle adulthood -- Old age -- Death, dying, grief and loss -- Conclusion.
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 155 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100635888

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining important insights from sociology and psychology, the book presents the concept�s theoretical underpinnings in an accessible style, supported by real-life examples.

From birth and becoming a parent, to death and grieving for the loss of others, Lorraine Green explores all stages of the life course through key research studies and theories, in conjunction with issues of social inequality and critical examination of lay viewpoints. She highlights the many ways the life course can be interpreted, including themes of linearity and multidirectionality, continuity and discontinuity, and the interplay between nature and nurture. The second edition updates key data and includes additional material on topics such as new technologies, changing markers of transitions to adulthood, active ageing, resilience and neuropsychology.

This comprehensive approach will continue to be essential reading for students on vocational programmes such as social work and nursing, and will provide thought-provoking insight into the wider contexts of the life course for students of psychology and sociology.

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Key life course principles and theories -- Traditional and modern psychological approaches to children -- The new social studies of childhood -- Adolescence and youth -- Young adulthood -- Middle adulthood -- Old age -- Death, dying, grief and loss -- Conclusion.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements (p. viii)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • What this book is about (p. 1)
  • Why combine sociology and psychology? (p. 3)
  • Who this book is for and why it will be useful (p. 3)
  • Summary of the chapters: brief contents (p. 5)
  • 1 Key Life Course Principles and Theories (p. 9)
  • Introduction (p. 9)
  • Changes affecting the contemporary life course in the UK (p. 9)
  • People's perceptions of human 'nature' and lay theorizing (p. 14)
  • Sociology and psychology (p. 17)
  • Life course sociology and life span psychology (p. 22)
  • Social science research methods (p. 30)
  • Life span psychology, life course sociology and multi-disciplinarity (p. 33)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 37)
  • Recommended reading (p. 38)
  • 2 Traditional and Modern Psychological Approaches to Children (p. 39)
  • Introduction (p. 39)
  • Physical development and memory (p. 40)
  • Psychoanalytic development (p. 43)
  • The psychosocial approach (p. 46)
  • Attachment (p. 47)
  • Modern psychoanalytic theories and attachment (p. 48)
  • Cognitive development (p. 52)
  • Modern cognitive developmental theory (p. 55)
  • Learning theories (p. 57)
  • Newer developments: ecological systems theory, neuroscience/neuropsychology and resilience (p. 59)
  • Language acquisition (p. 67)
  • Conclusion (p. 68)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 69)
  • Recommended reading (p. 69)
  • 3 The New Social Studies of Childhood (p. 70)
  • Introduction (p. 70)
  • Criticisms of developmental psychology (p. 73)
  • The 'new sociology of childhood' theorists and other social perspectives (p. 79)
  • Conclusion (p. 91)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 92)
  • Recommended reading (p. 92)
  • 4 Adolescence and Youth (p. 93)
  • Introduction (p. 93)
  • Adolescence and psychology (p. 93)
  • Youth and sociology (p. 108)
  • Conclusion (p. 123)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 123)
  • Recommended reading (p. 123)
  • 5 Young Adulthood (p. 124)
  • Introduction (p. 124)
  • Young adulthood and psychology (p. 124)
  • Young adulthood and sociology (p. 133)
  • Conclusion (p. 154)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 155)
  • Recommended reading (p. 155)
  • 6 Middle Adulthood (p. 156)
  • Introduction (p. 156)
  • Middle adulthood and psychology (p. 157)
  • Middle age and sociology (p. 168)
  • Conclusion (p. 178)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 179)
  • Recommended reading (p. 180)
  • 7 Old Age (p. 181)
  • Introduction (p. 181)
  • Old age and psychology (p. 185)
  • Old age and sociology (p. 195)
  • Conclusion (p. 205)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 206)
  • Recommended reading (p. 206)
  • 8 Death, Dying, Grief and Loss (p. 207)
  • Introduction (p. 207)
  • Bereavement and psychology (p. 208)
  • The sociology of death and dying (p. 213)
  • Conclusion (p. 225)
  • Reflection and discussion questions (p. 226)
  • Recommended reading (p. 226)
  • Conclusion (p. 228)
  • References (p. 234)
  • Index (p. 279)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lorraine Green is an independent social sciences and social work consultant, formerly of the Universities of Manchester and Nottingham

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