American individualisms : child rearing and social class in three neighborhoods /

What are hard and soft individualisms? In this detailed ethnography of three communities in Manhattan and Queens, Kusserow interviews parents and teachers (from wealthy to those on welfare) on the types of hard and soft individualisms they encourage in their children and students. American Individua...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kusserow, Adrie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Culture, mind, and society.
Temas:
Social classes > New York (State) > New York.
Child rearing > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Socialization > New York (State) > New York.
Individualism > New York (State) > New York.
Classes sociales > New York (État) > New York.
Éducation des enfants > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.
Socialisation > New York (État) > New York.
Individualisme > New York (État) > New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Child rearing > Social aspects
Individualism
Social classes
Social conditions
Socialization
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) > Conditions sociales.
New York (State) > New York
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:What are hard and soft individualisms? In this detailed ethnography of three communities in Manhattan and Queens, Kusserow interviews parents and teachers (from wealthy to those on welfare) on the types of hard and soft individualisms they encourage in their children and students. American Individualisms explores the important issue of class differences in the socialization of individualism in America. It presents American individualism not as one single homogeneous, stereotypic life-pattern as often claimed to be, but as variable, class-differentiated models of individualism instilled in young children by their parents and preschool teachers in Manhattan and Queens. By providing rich descriptions of the situational, class-based individualisms that take root in communities with vastly different visions of the future, Kusserow brings social inequality back into previously bland and generic discussions of American individualism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781403973986
1403973989

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