Generation, discourse, and social change
Just what is a generation? And why, if at all, does it matter? This book asks what generation means to ordinary people, arguing that generation is real and it matters, but not in the ways that we think. Generations are not groups of people who can be categorized and attributed with static, immutable...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2013.
New York : 2013. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Routledge advances in sociology ;
94 Routledge Advances in Sociology |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798248306719 |
| Sumario: | Just what is a generation? And why, if at all, does it matter? This book asks what generation means to ordinary people, arguing that generation is real and it matters, but not in the ways that we think. Generations are not groups of people who can be categorized and attributed with static, immutable and universal characteristics, nor are they reducible to cohorts, as is the tendency in much social research. Rather, the book reveals generation to be a social phenomenon and a mechanism of social change - as a constellation of ideas and discourses that explains what happens when ideas a |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136662379 9780203583876 9781299161092 9781136662300 |
