Op weg naar volwassenheid. Een overzicht van sociologische theorieën over jongeren

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An exploration of how social scientists have studied youth & the transition of youth to adulthood. Many have ignored cultural diversity, but Karl Mannheim ("Das Problem der Generationen" [The Generation Problem], in Wissensoziologie [Sociology of Knowledge], Berlin: Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1964) maintained that each generation is composed of different cultures, which play a major role in social change. Sociological studies of youth cultures can be separated into various types, & in most, with the exception of functionalism, the influence of Mannheim is present. It is concluded that the studies are complementary & can enhance understanding of the reasons for generational cultural diversity & help explain the contributions of generations to social change. 66 References. Modified HA