Andy Furlong

Youth Studies

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Youth Studies: an introduction is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. The concise summaries of key texts and the ideas of important theorists make the book an invaluable resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780415564793
• ISBN-10: 0415564794
• Artikelnr.: 34931643

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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.