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Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities and Practices addresses the changing context and nature of youth, encouraging readers to understand different conceptualizations of youth, issues of identity and the key social practices that give shape to young people′s lives in the contemporary period.

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'The series Youth: Perspectives and Practice provides a distinctive combination of expert commentary, new research, original theorising and critical reflection on how we should understand youth and work with young people. These books deserve a wide readership!.the way they are written and organised will make them particularly appealing to students.' Professor Robert MacDonald, University of Teesside 'I have found that these books have enlightened and further developed my understanding of young people and are an excellent point of reference to support my work in this field.' Carolyn Moore, Youth Worker Young people's lives have changed in dramatic ways in recent years. Important transformations have taken place in the social structures and processes shaping young lives, including education, the loss of the traditional youth labour market, and shifts in the nature of family and intimate relationships. Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities and Practices engages with these changing experiences. By drawing on recent research and the insights of young people the book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of youth in late modernity." Part 1 Perspectives presents three different ways of conceptualising and understanding youth. " Part 2 Identities considers issues of self and identity. " Part 3 Practices explores the everyday practices that give shape to young people's lives. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach and presents complex issues in an accessible and interactive way. It will be essential reading for students on courses in youth work, youth studies, education, social work and social policy, and for professionals working with young people in a wide range of settings. Together with its companion volume, Youth in Context: Frameworks, Settings and Encounters, it is a core text for The Open University's third level undergraduate course Youth: Perspectives and Practice (KE308). Mary Jane Kehily is Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at The Open University.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPERSPECTIVESA Cultural Perspective - Mary Jane KehilyA Comparative Perspective - Heather MontgomeryA Biographical Perspective - Rachel ThomsonIDENTITIESGender - Martin RobbBelonging - Rachel ThomsonWell-being - Martin RobbPRACTICESWorking - Rachel ThomsonPlaying - Mary Jane KehilyMoving - Heather MontgomeryRelating - Martin RobbConclusion

Long Description

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 people?'s lives, including changes in schooling and in higher education, the loss of the traditional youth labor market, and shifts in the nature of family and intimate relationships. Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities and Practices addresses the changing context and nature of youth, encouraging readers to understand different conceptualizations of youth, issues of identity and the key social practices that give shape to young people?'s lives in the contemporary period. Key Features: Introduces the key perspectives, identities, and practices involved in understanding youth Offers a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to young people?'s lives Draws upon rich biographical case studies of young people, emphasizing young people?'s own voices Provides a comprehensive overview of youth in the late modernity Presents a clear and accessible approach to complex issues This invaluable book will be essential reading for students and practitioners concerned with youth and youth work, and of particular relevance for undergraduate courses across a range of social science and education disciplines focusing on youth in changing times.

Details ISBN1412930650 Short Title UNDERSTANDING YOUTH Language English ISBN-10 1412930650 ISBN-13 9781412930659 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 305.235 Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Edited by Mary Jane Kehily Author Mary Jane Kehily Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Subtitle Perspectives, Identities & Practices Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States Series Published in Association with The Open University DOI 10.1604/9781412930659 UK Release Date 2007-02-06 NZ Release Date 2007-02-06 US Release Date 2007-02-06 Pages 368 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2007-02-06 Alternative 9781412930642 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2007-02-05 We've got this

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