Youth Studies: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415564793 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 300 str.

Andy Furlong

Opis

This is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. It raises questions for discussion, with international case studies and up-to-date examples.

Spis treści

1. Youth and the Life Course  2. Divisions in Youth.  3. Education and Opportunity  4. Employment and Unemployment  5. Family, Friends and Living Arrangements  6. Identities  7. Youth cultures and Lifestyles  8. Health and Wellbeing  9. Crime and Justice  10. Citizenship and Political Engagement  11. Beyond the First World  12. Working with Young People.

O autorze

Andy Furlong is Professor of Social Inclusion and Education in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Andy is an educational sociologist with a long-standing specialism in the study of youth and a strong interest in the reproduction of inequalities and in processes of social change. Since 1998 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Youth Studies, and his books on youth include Young People and Social Change (with Fred Cartmel, 1997, second edition 2007, Open University Press), Higher Education and Social Justice (with Fred Cartmel, 2009, Open University Press) and the Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood (2009, Routledge).