The Origins of Postmodern Youth: Informal Youth Movements in a Comparative Perspective

Reuven Kahane

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The Origins of Postmodern Youth

Informal Youth Movements in a Comparative Perspective

Reuven Kahane
In collaboration with: Tamara Rapoport

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1997

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Volume 4 | International Studies on Childhood and Adolescence

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Tables and Figures in the Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	XIV
Prologue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I. Youth and the Code of Informality
1. The Changing Concept of Youth in Modern Societies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
2. Toward a Theory of Informality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
Part II. Three Paradigms of Youth Movements
3. The Emergence of European Youth Movements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	41
4. The Loose Youth Movement: The German Wandervogel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
5. The Established Youth Movement: The British Boy Scouts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
6. The "Official" Youth Movement: The Soviet Komsomol Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
7. Conclusion: Informal Movements as Forerunners of Postmodern Youthfulness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
Part III. The Combinative Type: Israeli Pioneering Youth Movements
8. The Social Context of the Israeli Pioneering Youth Movements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
9. Major Israeli Movements in the "Golden Period" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
10. Major Transformative Patterns of the Israeli Youth Movements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
11. Informal Activities in the Israeli Youth Movements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
12. Informal Knowledge and Curricula Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
13. Moratorium in Three Socialization Agencies: A Comparative View Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
14. Informal Agencies of Socialization and Role Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
15. Informal Framework and Civic Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
16. Preliminary Reflections on Western Youth: Europe and America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
17. Epilogue: Postmodern Variations of Informality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
Appendix. A Comparative View: The Emergence of Postmodern Youthfulness in Non-Western Countries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	253

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eBook published on:

November 27, 2015

eBook ISBN:

9783110817188

Hardcover published on:

July 30, 1997

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110154320

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Reprint 2015

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Front matter:

14

Main content:

266

Illustrations:

4

Tables:

14

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110817188

eBook ISBN: 9783110817188

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110154320

Keywords for this book

Sozialer Wandel; Jugendbewegung; Kulturvergleich

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