Youth and Society

by White, Rob; Wyn, Joanna

• ISBN13: 9780195513264
• ISBN10: 0195513266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Youth and Society is a comprehensive textbook that provides an in-depth overview and critical discussion of key issues, research, and theoretical developments in the sociology of youth. Providing a broad sociological understanding of 'youth in society,' the book examines the experiences and concerns of young people across a variety of institutions including the family, school, work and employment, and criminal justice. Current research on the circumstances of young people in Australia is examined critically and compared to similar studies conducted internationally. Written especially for undergraduate students of sociology, education, youth work, social work, criminology and community studies. Youth and Society is the most informed and up-to-date textbook that evaluates and explores the issues affecting young people today.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, and Charts	vi
Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	viii
Part I: Social Divisions
1 Class Inequality and Community Resources	3	(17)
2 Gender, Sexuality, and Social Difference	20	(16)
3 Race, Ethnicity, and the Other	36	(22)
4 Rural Geographies	58	(23)
Part II: Social Institutions
5 For My Own Good: State Policy	81	(21)
6 A Place To Call Home: The Family	102	(18)
7 Making Education Count: The School	120	(18)
8 Doing Bad: Juvenile Justice	138	(25)
Part III: Social Identities
9 Working the Multiple Economies	163	(21)
10 Youth Identity and Culture	184	(19)
11 Defining Well-being and Health	203	(16)
12 Constructing a Public Presence	219	(23)
References	242	(27)
Index	269