The Life Course A Sociological Introduction

by Hunt, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9781137521958
• ISBN10: 1137521953
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-09-16
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

A far-reaching but accessible sociological account of the life course, and how it can be used to conceptualise key issues for social scientists, health and social workers. Now extensively updated in a new second edition, the text takes on the most recent and globally relevant debates and theoretical perspectives in the field.

Author Biography

Stephen Hunt is Associate Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, with specialised research interest in religion and contemporary culture. His publications include The Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity (2015), A History of the Charismatic Movement in Britain and the United States of America (2009), Religion in Everyday Life (2005) and The Alpha Enterprise (2004).

Table of Contents

Introduction
1.From Life Cycle to the Life Course: Theoretical Accounts
2.The Life Course in Late/Post-Modernity
3.Social Differentiation and Determinants of the Life Course
4.Reproduction, Pregnancy and Childbirth
5.Infancy and Parenting
6.Childhood: Issues and Perspectives
7.Youth and Emerging Adulthood
8.Adulthood: Work, Leisure, and Consumption
9.Relationships, Intimacy, and Family Life
10. Constructing Mid-Life
11. Ageing and Later Life
12. End of Life, Death and Dying