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Prime of Life : A History of Modern Adulthood by Steven Mintz (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674047672
ISBN-139780674047679
eBay Product ID (ePID)205674607
Product Key Features
Book TitlePrime of Life : a History of Modern Adulthood
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDevelopmental / Adulthood & Aging, Personal Growth / General, Developmental / LifeSpan Development, Sociology / General, Social History, United States / General
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Self-Help, Psychology, History
AuthorSteven Mintz
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-040715
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsIn the 1950s, most men had met all of society'e(tm)s markers for adulthood by their mid-20s'e"and most women would never fully meet them, whatever their age. In this engagingly written and thought-provoking book, Mintz explores the fascinating history of American definitions of adulthood and shows how new economic, cultural, and gender relationships have expanded and complicated those definitions in recent years., [ Mintz ] offers some comforting news. Going back centuries in this country, 'adults' never particularly had their acts together... [He shows] that the 1950s model of family life, with its emphasis on early marriage and childbearing as markers of adulthood, is anything but representative of traditional values... His message--that there are many ways to wear the mantle of responsible adulthood and that the 1950s model is a mere blip on history's radar--is deeply necessary and long overdue., The Prime of Life is a compelling story of just how much the meaning and process of attaining adulthood has changed throughout the history of the United States. Mintz does a masterful job of narration and interpretation, reminding readers why he is the preeminent historian of the life course., In the 1950s, most men had met all of society's markers for adulthood by their mid-20s--and most women would never fully meet them, whatever their age. In this engagingly written and thought-provoking book, Mintz explores the fascinating history of American definitions of adulthood and shows how new economic, cultural, and gender relationships have expanded and complicated those definitions in recent years., Coming of age, argues historian Steven Mintz , is not what it used to be. Characterizing adulthood as a 'historical black hole,' Mintz sets out to trace the concept's trajectory from the nineteenth century to its 1950s apex, and its disintegration in our individualistic times. He looks at shifts in intimacy, marriage, parenthood and work, noting that some 80% of today's U.S. citizens in their late twenties have yet to tick off all the traditional indicators of adulthood, such as leaving home. Yet we need to dig deeper to redefine adulthood, he avers--not least, by reinstating qualities such as judgement to the definition.
Dewey Decimal305.240973
SynopsisSteven Mintz reconstructs the emotional interior of a life stage too often relegated to self-help books and domestic melodramas. He describes the challenges of adulthood today and puts them into perspective by exploring how past generations achieved intimacy and connection, raised children, sought meaning in work, and responded to loss., Adulthood today is undergoing profound transformations. Men and women wait until their thirties to marry, have children, and establish full-time careers, occupying a prolonged period in which they are no longer adolescents but still lack the traditional emblems of adult identity. People at midlife struggle to sustain relationships with friends and partners, to find employment and fulfilling careers, to raise their children successfully, and to resist the aging process. The Prime of Life puts today's challenges into new perspective by exploring how past generations navigated the passage to maturity, achieved intimacy and connection, raised children, sought meaning in work, and responded to loss. Coming of age has never been easy or predictable, Steven Mintz shows, and the process has always been shaped by gender and class. But whereas adulthood once meant culturally-prescribed roles and relationships, the social and economic convulsions of the last sixty years have transformed it fundamentally, tearing up these shared scripts and leaving adults to fashion meaning and coherence in an increasingly individualistic culture. Mintz reconstructs the emotional interior of a life stage too often relegated to self-help books and domestic melodramas. Emphasizing adulthood's joys and fulfillments as well as its frustrations and regrets, he shows how cultural and historical circumstances have consistently reshaped what it means to be a grown up in contemporary society. The Prime of Life urges us to confront adulthood's realities with candor and determination and to value and embrace the responsibility, sensible judgment, wisdom, and compassionate understanding it can bring.
LC Classification NumberHQ799.95.M56 2015
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