Socialization and the Life Cycle

Rose, Peter I. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0312738005 / ISBN 13: 9780312738006

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York

About this Item

[0-312-73800-5] 1979. (Trade paperback) Very good. 412pp. Illustrations, notes, charts. A light crease on the front cover and a previous owner's name is written in ink on the front free endpaper and half-title page. "Students whose encounter with sociology is enriched by Peter I. Rose's Socialization and the Life Cycle will discover a freshness and immediacy conveyed by no other text or book of readings. In Professor Rose's own words (from the Preface), 'Socialization and the Life Cycle is about love, labor, and loss. It consists of a variety of articles by prominent sociologists and sociologically sensitive writers whose research reports and commentaries offer the reader a clsoe look at the process of socialization from cradle to grave - and, in a sense, beyond the grave, since the functions of bereavement for survivors are also considered". (Ideas, Ideas, Sociology).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Socialization and the Life Cycle
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• ISBN 10: 0312738005
• ISBN 13: 9780312738006
• Binding: Soft cover
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Synopsis

This book is about love, labor and loss. It deals with the affection and guidance of family, teachers, and friends, and the intimacy of primary relationships; with rites of passage from childhood to adulthood; with the problems of dating and mating; with the critical importance of occupation and the significances of age and the later years. it consists of a variety of articles by prominent sociologists and sociologically sensitive writers whose research reports and commentaries offer the reader a close look at the process of socialization from cradle to grave -- and, in a sense beyond the grave, since the functions of bereavement for survivors are also considered.