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While the analysis of generations has been central in the sociological understanding of social change, the role of the media in this process has only been acknowledged as an important feature during the last couple of decades. Building on quantitative and qualitative comparative research, "Media Generations" analyses the role of the media in the formation of generational experience, identity and habitus, and how mediated nostalgia is an important part in the social formation of generations.

Avoiding popular generational labelling Goran Bolin argues that the totality of the media...

Do you feel your life is at a crossroads or at a breaking point? What's the next step? In "Take Charge and Change Your Life Today " author Trevor Bolin provides a roadmap for improving yourself and your life.

Based on his own rags-to-riches story, Bolin discusses a host of techniques to help you achieve success, make better decisions, and reach your goals. He shows how success is based on attitude-you determine your life's outcome based on your thoughts and actions. "Take Charge and Change Your Life Today " demonstrates how to
change your attitude, starting today;
start the...

Far from the mainstream of society, the pastoral community of Chillihuani in the high Peruvian Andes rears children who are well-adjusted, creative, and curious. They exhibit superior social and cognitive skills and maintain an attitude of respect for all life as they progress smoothly from childhood to adulthood without a troubled adolescence. What makes such child-rearing success even more remarkable is that "childhood" is not recognized as a distinct phase of life. Instead, children assume adult rights and responsibilities at an early age in order to help the community survive in a...

The essays in this volume discuss both the culture of technology that we live in today, and culture as technology. Within the chapters of the book cultures of technology and cultural technologies are discussed, focussing on a variety of examples, from varied national contexts. The book brings together internationally recognised scholars from the social sciences and humanities, covering diverse themes such as intellectual property, server farms and search engines, cultural technologies and epistemology, virtual embassies, surveillance, peer-to-peer file-sharing, sound media...