ISBN:
9780585479415
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (331 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Understanding Social Problems: an SSSP Presidential Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Social problems
Abstract:
The human life course is filled with and subject to a wide range of personal difficulties, many of which are shared by others. Social Problems across the Life Course offers accessible readings that examine the societal construction of social problems out of the personal troubles that people confront at major life stages.
Abstract:
Intro -- Understanding Social Problems - An SSSP Presidential Series -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I - INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 - The Construction of Social Problems across the Life Course -- The Life Course as a Social Construction -- Social Problems as Social Constructions -- Constructing Social Problems across the Life Course -- References -- Part II - SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDHOOD -- References -- CHAPTER 2 - Childhood and Public Life -- Social Facts and Public Life -- The Public Lives of the Young -- The Facticity of Biographical Divisions -- Notes -- References -- CHAPTER 3 - Sexuality and Gender in Children's Daily Worlds -- Methods and Sources of Data -- The Daily Separation of Girls and Boys -- Interaction among Boys -- Interaction among Girls -- Children's Sexual Meanings and the Construction of Gender Arrangements -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III - SOCIALIZATION AND EDUCATION -- References -- CHAPTER 4 - Getting Rid of Troublemakers -- Discipline and Dropout -- Theoretical Perspective -- Methodological Approach -- The Field Setting -- Disciplinary Work -- The Social Construction of a Troublemaker -- Parental Involvement -- Getting Rid of Troublemakers -- Being "At Risk" -- Notes -- References -- CHAPTER 5 - Learning Collective Eminence -- Introduction -- Method -- Pre-Law School Competitiveness -- Producing Collective Eminence in the Classroom -- Affirming Collective Eminence through Law Firm Recruitment -- Threats to Collective Eminence -- Conclusion: The Result of Collective Eminence -- Notes -- References -- Part IV - ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD -- References -- CHAPTER 6 - From Empty Nest to Crowded Nest -- Problems in the Transition to Adulthood: RYAs, ILYAs, and Their Parents -- Parents' Expectations for Young Adults: Changes and Dilemmas.
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