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Age and generation / Mike O'Donnell.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
O'Donnell, Mike.
Series:
Society now.
Social science paperbacks ; 301.
Society now
Social science paperbacks ; 301
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Youth--Great Britain.
Youth.
Youth--United States.
Age groups--Great Britain.
Age groups.
Age groups--United States.
Subculture.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (161 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Tavistock, 1985.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Age and generation; 2 The social construction of childhood and youth; 3 Working-class youth subcultures; 4 Black youth; 5 Middle-class youth subcultures: the 1960's; 6 A future for youth?; 7 Adulthood (young adults, the middle-aged, and the elderly); References; Index
Notes:
Published in the USA in association with Methuen, New York, NY.
Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:
1-86013-158-1
1-135-80061-8
1-280-40048-X
9786610400485
0-203-13279-3
9780203132791
OCLC:
475882223

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