Youth in Context

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Author: Martin Robb
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9781412930666
Publishing year: April 2007
No of pages: 336
Weight: 1 kg 100 grm
Language: English
Book binding: Hardcover

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The lives of young people in the UK, as elsewhere in the world, have changed in dramatic ways in recent years Important changes have taken place in the social structures and processes shaping young peoples lives, including changes in schooling and in higher education, the loss of the traditional youth labour market, and shifts in the nature of family and intimate relationships This text addresses the changing context and nature of youth, encouraging readers tunderstand different conceptualisations of youth, issues of identity and the key social practices that give shape tyoung peoples lives in the contemporary period Key Features:Introduces the key perspectives, identities and practices involved in understanding youthOffers a holistic and interdisciplinary approach tyoung peoples livesDraws upon rich biographical case studies of young people, emphasising young peoples own voices Provides a comprehensive overview of youth in the late modernityPresents a clear and accessible approach tcomplex issuesThis invaluable book will be essential reading for students and practitioners concerned with youth and youth work, and of particular relevance for those on undergraduate across a range of social science and education courses whseek tunderstand youth in changing times