Social identities across the life course / Jenny Hockey and Allison James.

Author/creator Hockey, Jennifer Lorna
Other author James, Allison.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Descriptionix, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Review "Divided into three parts, the first two parts of the book offer a critical appraisal of traditional and postmodern theoretical approaches to the life course, arguing for a more synthetic approach which takes fuller account of recent academic work on the body. The final part then explores the usefulness of this approach in the substantive areas of sex, gender, family, kinship, work and consumption, thus addressing our experience of changing age-based identities across the life course." "This body of interdisciplinary material relating to the life course as a whole will provide undergraduates with new theoretical perspectives on this fascinating subject."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.
LCCN 2002026752
ISBN0333912837 (cloth)
ISBN9780333912836 (cloth)
ISBN0333912845 (paper)
ISBN9780333912843 (paper)