Studying aging and social change : conceptual and methodological issues / edited by Melissa Hardy.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 1997.Description: 248pISBN:- 9780761905905 (hbk.) :
- 9780761905912 (pbk.) :
- 076190591X (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- 303.401 HAR
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-223) and index.
1.Doing time: reconciling biography with history in the study of social change. Melissa A. Hardy and Linda Waite -- 2.The problems of generations. Karl Mannheim -- 3.The cohort as a concept in the study of social change. Norman B. Ryder -- 4.On the importance of age. Lawrence Hazelrigg -- 5.Beyond trajectories: multiple concepts for analysing long-term process. Eliza K. Pavalko -- 6.Using repeated surveys to study aging and social change. Glenn Firebaugh and Dana L. Haynie -- 7.Aging, social change, and conservatism: the link between historical and biographical time in the study of political identities. Duane F. Alwin -- 8.Establishing a reference frame against which to charg age-related changes. John R. Nesselroad and David L. Featherman.
Studying Aging & Social Change questions the boundaries between self & society, change & stability. The book includes classic treatments by Karl Mannheim & Norman Ryder, & develops new theoretical concepts to explore aging as a social process.