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Book SynopsisWith the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations.
Trade ReviewIn these days of post-class analysis, what Karl Mannheim called 'the problem of generations' is especially relevant to our times. In this absorbing and wide-ranging collection the contributors mix acute theoretical observation with vivid empirical detail to cast light on a host of cultural and political questions. They have certainly set the ball rolling again, after a long period of neglect. -- Krishan Kumar, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
How do generational cultures emerge and how are such cultures transmitted? Edmunds and Turner demonstrate why these questions have a new political relevance for understanding today's increasingly global world. Drawing on theories of collective memory and cultural trauma, the book draws together a diverse range of studies of generational narratives across time and place. Students and researchers in sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies, will find this book a highly readable introduction to the importance of generational consciousness for understanding issues as wide-ranging as gender stratification, inter-generational relations, inequality, and the cultural and technological transformations of the post-Communist era. -- Jackie Scott, faculty, Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: Generational Consciousness, Narrative, and Politics Chapter 2 1 Strategic Generations: Historical Change, Literary Expressions, and Generational Politics Chapter 3 2 Generations, Women, and National Consciousness Chapter 5 3 Intellectuals and the Construction of an African American Identity: Outline of a Generational Approach Chapter 5 4 Generational Consciousness, Dialogue and Political Engagement Chapter 6 5 Generational Consciousness of and for Women Chapter 7 6 Youth in the 1990s and Youth in the 1960s in Spain: Intergenerational Dialogue and Struggle Chapter 8 7 Generational Consciousness and Age Identity: Three Fictional Examples Chapter 9 8 The Babyboomers, Life's Turning Points, and Generational Consciousness Chapter 10 9 Nowa Huta: The Politics of Post-Communism and the Past Chapter 11 Conclusion
