Generations

The Time Machine in Theory and Practice

By: Judith Burnett

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Hardcover | 16 July 2010 | Edition Number 1

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164 Pages

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'Generations in Theory and Practice' challenges the fragmented deployment of the concept of generation commonly found in the social sciences, thus deepening our understandings of lived experience. This book approaches the concept in a manner that stretches the sociological imagination away from its orientation toward the present, forcing a re-examination of the social which allows us to revisit some of the most central problems in social theory. As such it proposes a radical and exciting intervention in the field of generations, lifting it above the fields of life course and cohort analysis, and reconstituting the area with fresh and dynamic ways of seeing. Offering a unique, intellectually innovative and sustained critical study of generations, supported by empirical case studies, 'Generations in Theory and Practice' will appeal to scholars across a range of social sciences and humanities working in the area of the life course, whether in the field of youth studies, gerontology, or family formation. It will be of particular interest to sociologists of consumption, identity and culture, anthropologists and social theorists.

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'This is a major contribution to the study of generations. Drawing on a comprehensive review of the theoretical context for generations in the study of time, Judith Burnett presents a powerful conceptualisation of the sociological idea of the generation. An innovative typology of generations is illustrated by case studies of the First World War generation and the post-war baby boomers. This is a fascinating study that deserves to have a major impact on future research.' John Scott, University of Plymouth, UK

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