Adrian Furnham

Young People's Understanding of Society (Routledge Revivals) (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1991, this book represents the first wide-ranging review of young people's understanding of the social world and the functioning of society. Taking a social cognitive view of adolescence, it focuses on the processes by which young people learn to understand other people's thoughts, emotions, intentions and behaviour. Concentrating on the social world of politics, economics, work, gender and religion, the authors cover such issues as: politics and government; work and unemployment; law and legislative matters; religion; marriage and the family; social class; and racial and ethnic differences. This work will be of interest to students of sociology and psychology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317246091
• Artikelnr.: 44476436

Autorenporträt

Adrian Furnham

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables; Preface; 1 Introduction to the issues;
Introduction Common themes Stage-wise theories in growth Major determinants
of development The construction of the social world Some methodological
issues Conclusion; 2 Politics and government; Introduction Political
attitudes Political knowledge Stages of development Political socialization
Conclusion; 3 Economies and trade; Introduction The acquisition of specific
economics concepts Developmental stages in the acquisition of economic
concepts Economic socialization and education Conclusion; 4 Work and
employment; Introduction Attitudes to school, work and employment Youth
unemployment Knowledge of different occupations Vocational choices
Stage-wise theories Conclusion; Sex and gender; Introduction Sex
Differentiation Sex-role and gender attitudes and knowledge Socialization
into sex roles: family influences School influences on gender understanding
Other influences Adolescent sexuality Conclusion; 6 Religion and spiritual
matters; Introduction Young people's religious beliefs Infancy and
childhood understanding of religion Adolescent beliefs and understandings
The socialization and counter-socialization of religion Conclusion; 7 Race,
color and prejudice; Introduction Understanding of skin color Racial
attitudes and preferences Socialization Direct interracial contact Racial
prejudice Conclusion; 8 Law and justice; Introduction Developmental
perspectives and stage-wise models Attitudes to law enforcement and crime
Conclusion; 9 Social class and stratification; Introduction Developmental
trends and stage-wise theories Social differences Uses of stratification
information Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Introduction The structure of social
attitudes to society What determines the extent of young people's knowledge
The growth of understanding: stage-wise theories The socialization of
understanding; References; Name index; Subject index