"Sociologists will appreciate [CAtA(c)'s] attempt at showing the
social and structural roots of and consequences for unbridled
consumerism."
--"Contemporary Sociology"
Why are today's adults more like adolescents, in their dress and
personal tastes, than ever before? Why do so many adults seem to
drift and avoid responsibilities such as work and family? As the
traditional family breaks down and marriage and child rearing are
delayed, what makes a person an adult?
Many people in the industrial West are simply not "growing up"
in the traditional sense. Instead, they pursue personal, individual
fulfillment and emerge from a vague and prolonged youth into a
vague and insecure adulthood. The transition to adulthood is
becoming more hazardous, and the destination is becoming more
difficult to reach, if it is reached at all.
Arrested Adulthood examines the variety of young people's
responses to this new situation. James E. CAtA(c) shows us adults
who allow the profit-driven industries of mass culture to provide
the structure that is missing, as their lives become more
individualistic and atomized. He also shows adults who resist
anomie and build their world around their sense of personal
connectedness to others. Finally, CAtA(c) provides a vision of a
truly progressive society in which all members can develop their
potentials apart from the influence of the market. In so doing, he
gives us a clearer vision of what it means to be an adult and makes
sense of the longest, but least understood period of the life
course.
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