The Sociology of Generations New Directions and Challenges
This book suggests that the enduring problem of generations remains that of knowledge: how society conceptualises the relationship between past, present and future, and the ways in which this is transmitted by adults to the young. Reflecting on Mannheim’s
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Jennie Bristow
The Sociology of Generations
Jennie Bristow
The Sociology of Generations New Directions and Challenges
Jennie Bristow Department of Sociology, Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury, UK
ISBN 978-1-137-60135-3 ISBN 978-1-137-60136-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-60136-0
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have many people to thank for their role in this book. Professor Frank Furedi and Dr Ellie Lee for their contribution to the ideas presented here, and for their friendship and intellectual collaboration. Friends and colleagues at Canterbury Christ Church University and the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies, for their encouragement and inspiration. The editorial team at Palgrave Macmillan, for their interest in and enthusiasm for this project. Toby Marshall, for sharing his insights on the new school curriculum, and Joanna Williams, for her thoughts on academic freedom and trends in higher education. David Axe, Charlotte Faircloth, Jan Macvarish, Beverley Marshall, Sally Millard, Helen Reece, Jane Sandeman, Alka SehgalCuthbert, and many other friends without whom discussions of the questions raised here would be that much less fruitful or enjoyable. My students, whose encounter with the sociology and experience of education has clarified a number of questions, and made teaching as enjoyable as it is fulfilling. And my family, for their love and support. Thank you all.
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CONTENTS
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Why Study Generations? Features of the Problem of Generations Today History and B
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