Sociology 2105A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Millennials, Narcissism, Celebrity Culture

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Margaret mead (culture and commitment: cultures x inter-generational relations, postfigurature. 3 generations, extended families (grandparents, parents, children) children replicate parents (rites of passage: cofigurative. Nuclear families (parents + children, not really influenced by extended family) Children gain some experiences independent of parents (youth period emerges: prefigurative. Myriad family types (one parent, gay parents, etc) Children have separate experiences from adults (school, etc) Parents can"t predict future; children can teach them (youth period extends) No: puberty is universal; but the transition to adulthood is highly variable in terms of gaining full cultural membership. Canada: 1971-2001 five markers of adulthood: leaving school, leaving parents and home, full-year and full-time work, enduring conjugal relationship, having children. 2001: typical 25 year old made the same number of transitions as a 22 year old of 1971. 30 year old progressed as far as the 25 year old of 1971: women make transitions earlier than men, with convergence at age 30.

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