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9780195560466

Youth Health and Welfare The Cultural Politics of Education and Wellbeing

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    9780195560466

  • ISBN10:

    0195560469

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-06-15
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Youth Health and Welfare provides a critical, policy and practice-oriented inter-disciplinary perspective on the changing nature of young people's lives, and its impact on their health and wellbeing. The book draws on the latest research from a variety of Australian and international sources,to introduce current debates and theoretical ideas, analyse key health and wellbeing issues, examine the challenges for health and education professionals and review the ways in which health and educational approaches impact upon youth. The focus throughout is on young people's experiences,priorities and attitudes in relation to risk, wellbeing and health in a changing world.

Author Biography


Johanna Wyn is a Professor and Director of the Youth Research Centre in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Figures
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Introduction
Youth Health and Social Change
Young People and Health Issues in the 21st Century
Young People's Health and Wellbeing: Official Responses
Constructing Youth
Health, Markets and identities
Being Young and Well
Wellbeing
Challenges for Health and Education
References
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