Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Baby Boomers, Anti-Globalization Movement, Longitudinal Study
25 Jun 2012
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Ch: 4-the conquest of youth: survival of the fittest in a corporate culture transition to adulthood is often structured on the needs and affluence of the culture in question. Epistemological fallacy: ideology of free choice concerning things like education and consumption can obscure many of the old barriers that keep people of lower economic origins and minorities from actually making certain choices (furlong & cartmel) Schwartz argues that western societies now present people with a tyranny of freedom and choice that actually decreases their quality of life and diminishes their life chances. What some people who advocate the middle-class model of career success do not re- alize is that many of the skilled trades jobs pay much more than lower- and middle-level white collar jobs. Young people are now less free and less self-determining when it comes to educational options, than the generations that came of age in the 20th century.
