Constructing The Life Course
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What does it mean to construct a life? Constructing the Life Course presents a groundbreaking sociological examination of how individuals and institutions actively shape the narratives we call life stages — from childhood through old age. Authored by three leading scholars, the work argues that the life course is not a fixed biological progression but a social and interpretive achievement, shaped by cultural scripts, institutional settings, and everyday interactions. Drawing on rich ethnographic research, it illustrates how people use language, storytelling, and social context to give meaning and order to their personal biographies. Part of the prestigious Reynolds Series in Sociology, this volume stands as a landmark contribution to constructionist social theory. Holstein, Gubrium, and Buckholdt bring together insights from phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and symbolic interactionism to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about age, identity, and the passage of time. For anyone who has ever wondered why we divide human experience into chapters — and who gets to write them — this work delivers answers that are as unsettling as they are illuminating.
Author: Jaber F. Gubrium, James A. Holstein, David R. Buckholdt
Format: Paperback
Published: 1994, General Hall, Inc.
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
What does it mean to construct a life? Constructing the Life Course presents a groundbreaking sociological examination of how individuals and institutions actively shape the narratives we call life stages — from childhood through old age. Authored by three leading scholars, the work argues that the life course is not a fixed biological progression but a social and interpretive achievement, shaped by cultural scripts, institutional settings, and everyday interactions. Drawing on rich ethnographic research, it illustrates how people use language, storytelling, and social context to give meaning and order to their personal biographies. Part of the prestigious Reynolds Series in Sociology, this volume stands as a landmark contribution to constructionist social theory. Holstein, Gubrium, and Buckholdt bring together insights from phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and symbolic interactionism to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about age, identity, and the passage of time. For anyone who has ever wondered why we divide human experience into chapters — and who gets to write them — this work delivers answers that are as unsettling as they are illuminating.