The Changing State of Youth

ISBN-13: 9780333739501 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 209 str.

Phil Mizen

Opis

During the course of the last quarter of the Twentieth-century, we witnessed a dramatic reversal in the fortunes of young people. From being a key beneficiary of the post-war political commitment to inclusion and concession, youth became re-constituted as a much more costly 'state' to be in. This important new text takes as its basic premise the idea that age is a key site of division and explores the key elements of the process by which young people are integrated into society. Both detailed and wide-ranging in its analysis, it provides an accessible introduction to the major issues involved in the study of youth.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Changing State of Youth.- The Changing State of Education.- The Changing State of Work.- The Changing State of Social Security.- The Changing State of the Family.- The Changing State of Law and Order.- A New State of Youth?.- Youth in a Changing State.- Notes.- Bibliography.

O autorze

PHIL MIZEN teaches sociology and social policy in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. His teaching and research interests include the sociology of youth, work and the state, and child labour. His publications include Young People, Training and the State (1985) and Hidden Hands (edited with C. Pole and A. Bolton, 2001).