Reconceptualising "mainstream" youth: An examination of young people's consumer lifestyles in the Czech Republic – Mgr. Michaela Pyšňáková
Mgr. Michaela Pyšňáková
Doctoral thesis
Reconceptualising "mainstream" youth: An examination of young people's consumer lifestyles in the Czech Republic
Reconceptualising "mainstream" youth: An examination of young people's consumer lifestyles in the Czech Republic
Abstract:
Tématem předložené práce je ‘mainstreamová‘ mládež v pozdní modernitě. Koncept ‘mainstreamové’ mládeže je v této práci ukotven v debatě, která problematizuje strukturální a kulturální polarizaci ve výzkumu mládeže a současně kritizuje přílišnou zaměřenost obou přístupů na spektakulární nebo znevýhodněné skupiny mladých.‘Mainstreamová’ mládež a její každodenní zkušenost je zde chápána jako opomíjený …moreAbstract:
This thesis deals with the concept of ‘mainstream’ youth in late modernity. The sociology of youth has traditionally operated from two distinct and often opposing perspectives, concerned with either ‘youth transitions’ or ‘youth (sub)cultures’. This polarisation, along with a focus on marginal, spectacular and disadvantaged youth, has resulted in the neglect of the experiences of ‘mainstream’ youth …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 26. 4. 2011
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/czm8q/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 28. 6. 2011
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
- Reader: Dr. Iain MacRury, BA (Hons) MA PhD FHEA, Prof Christine Griffin
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PYŠŇÁKOVÁ, Michaela. \textit{Reconceptualising ''mainstream'' youth: An examination of young people's consumer lifestyles in the Czech Republic}. Online. Doctoral theses, Dissertations. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies. 2011. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/9dxmha/.
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Faculty of Social StudiesDoctoral programme / field:
Sociology (4-years) / Sociology
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