Nostalgia sanctuary of meaning
Using empirical data and a symbolic interactionist perspective, Wilson (sociology, U. of Minnesota, Duluth) grounds and revises the work of the sociologist Fred Davis on identity negotiations in and through time. Wilson explores nostalgia's contribution to the meaning that each person construct...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Duluth, MN
Duluth Library Press
2014
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| Zusammenfassung: | Using empirical data and a symbolic interactionist perspective, Wilson (sociology, U. of Minnesota, Duluth) grounds and revises the work of the sociologist Fred Davis on identity negotiations in and through time. Wilson explores nostalgia's contribution to the meaning that each person constructs and maintains concerning his or her identity. The appendix describes in detail Wilson's research methods |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index Parade of concepts -- "Nostalgia": a consideration of the concept -- Memory: from a sociological perspective -- Continuity of identity: -- Putting the self back together again -- Re-collecting the past -- Recollections of the 1950s -- A case of displaced nostalgia: -- Young adults look back -- The meaning of things -- Objects in the home -- The VW bug: collecting stories -- Conclusions -- Application: reminiscence and nostalgia -- Serving individual and family continuity -- (interviews with grandmothers) -- Concluding thoughts |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (203 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780990824602 |