Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Youth Studies, Grounded Theory
5 Nov 2017
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Chapter 2 theoretical approaches to the youth question. Successful when studying identity formation, specifically the sensitivity required to understand the expressions of various aspects of identity when relating to narratives of life-history. Examine how societal conditions create a divide in identity and erode the sense of a single core. Many of these studies began in the 1970s and often claimed to be based upon grounded theory. It is unclear how these assumptions are when researchers begin their studies. Bordieu"s framework is most significant when it"s applied to pragmatic constructionism. Cultural capital is used in the field of youth studies regarding resources that are passed on in a cultural or familial context. An example of straying away from bordieu"s cultural capital is that there is a middle-class cultural capital or that children can create their own cultural capital in order to negotiate through childhood.
