James E. Cote

Youth Development in Identity Societies

Paradoxes of Purpose

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Uses developmental psychology and sociology to explore the contradictions in young people's lives that relate to lack of purpose within affluent societies centered on personal identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9781138353305
• ISBN-10: 1138353302
• Artikelnr.: 57060912

Autorenporträt

James E. Côté is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. He is the founding editor of Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research (2000-05), current Associate Editor of the Journal of Adolescence (since 2009), and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher Education (2016). James served as President of the Society for Research on Identity Formation (SRIF) (2003-2005) and President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Youth (2010-14). In addition to dozens of journal articles and book chapters, he has authored or co-authored ten other books in the areas of identity studies, youth studies, and the sociology of education, most recently Identity Formation, Youth, and Development: A Simplified Approach (2016) and Youth Studies: Fundamental Issues and Debates (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Gary T. Reker Part I: Identity and Purpose in Modern Societies 1.
The Principal Paradox: Prosperity Without Purpose 2. From Roles to
Identities: The Crisis of Purpose in a Sea of Choice 3. Finding Direction
and Forming Identities: The Meaning of Purpose and the Purpose of Meaning
Part II: Coming of Age Struggles in Identity Societies 4. Growing Up in
Identity Societies: The Cross-Purposes of a Prolonged Youth 5. The
Paradoxes of Universal Higher Education: Students Misdirected by
Credentialism 6. The Student Mental Health Crisis: The Perfect Storm for
Identity Confusion Part III: Purpose, Agency, and Generativity: New Forms
of Adulthood 7. Adulthood in Identity Societies: Agency and Generativity in
a Sea of Confusion 8. The Brave New Adult of Identity Societies: A Brave
New World? 9. Conclusion: Purpose as a Mutual Project

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Foreword Gary T. Reker Part I: Identity and Purpose in Modern Societies 1. The Principal Paradox: Prosperity Without Purpose 2. From Roles to Identities: The Crisis of Purpose in a Sea of Choice 3. Finding Direction and Forming Identities: The Meaning of Purpose and the Purpose of Meaning Part II: Coming of Age Struggles in Identity Societies 4. Growing Up in Identity Societies: The Cross-Purposes of a Prolonged Youth 5. The Paradoxes of Universal Higher Education: Students Misdirected by Credentialism 6. The Student Mental Health Crisis: The Perfect Storm for Identity Confusion Part III: Purpose, Agency, and Generativity: New Forms of Adulthood 7. Adulthood in Identity Societies: Agency and Generativity in a Sea of Confusion 8. The Brave New Adult of Identity Societies: A Brave New World? 9. Conclusion: Purpose as a Mutual Project

Rezensionen

"Youth Development in Identity Societies is an important wake-up call. The book shines light on the challenges youth in identity societies encounter as they grope their way-often without the benefit of an orienting sense of identity or purpose-into adulthood. Not since Erik Erikson has a researcher offered such an insightful and innovative diagnosis of the problem and possible solution to this increasingly difficult transition. As such, this book is a must read for practitioners, researchers, and others concerned with the well-being of today's young adults." - Kendall Cotton Bronk, Claremont Graduate University, USA



"A fascinating examination of the identity crisis gripping today's youth. James Côté is the perfect scholar to write such a book. His knowledge and ability to explain and integrate multiple perspectives, from the sciences to the humanities, makes for a unique and particularly insightful take on the issues involved." - Steven L. Berman, University of Central Florida, USA

"This book is a most astute and engaging assessment of challenges facing modern societies in preparing youth for adulthood. Youth malaise and lack of purpose are situated in long-term trends-the decline of 'role societies,' individualization of the life course, and attempts to solve social inequality via universal higher education." - Jeylan T. Mortimer, University of Minnesota, USA