Youth Sociology

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Alan France (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Julia Coffey (Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle, Australia)

Youth Sociology

Alan France (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Julia Coffey (Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle, Australia), Steven Roberts (Monash University, Australia) , Catherine Waite (Monash University, Australia)

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Bloomsbury Academic
17 June 2020

Cultural studies; Age groups: adolescents; Sociology: family & relationships; Education; Central government policies

Falling somewhere between childhood and adulthood, ‘Youth’ is a key period of transition. It can be difficult to define and make sense of this period in one’s life.

However it is categorised, young people face a number of challenges and issues growing up in today’s world. From the pressures created by social media to the increasing precarity of employment, the major social, cultural and economic developments of our time are each impacting this period of the lifecourse in myriad ways. Youth Sociology helps readers to understand how such changes factor into the experience of being young today, and illuminates the realities of the world in which young people live.

Embedding perspectives and insights from a wide range of disciplines beyond sociology, this authoritative new textbook will be incredibly useful for all students of youth.

By: Alan France (University of Auckland New Zealand), Julia Coffey (Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle, Australia), Steven Roberts (Monash University, Australia), Catherine Waite (Monash University, Australia)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 168mm,
Weight: 689g
ISBN: 9781137490407
ISBN 10: 1137490403
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 17 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. What is Youth? 2. Dimensions of Difference 3. Education and Imagined Futures 4. Work and Transitions 5. Youth Cultures and Subcultures 6. Social Media and Digital Lives 7. Space, Place and Geographical Mobility 8. Risk and Risk-Taking 9. Crime, Victimisation and Justice 10. Health and Wellbeing 11. Youth Citizenship and Belonging in a Globalised World Future Directions.

Alan France is Professor of Sociology in Te Pokapu Putaiao Papori (School of Social Sciences) at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Julia Coffey is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Steven Roberts is Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Monash University. Catherine Waite is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, Monash University.

Reviews for Youth Sociology

This is an important new book for all those interested in understanding the lives of young people and the changing social situation of youth. Written by expert scholars, and with a global perspective, the book provides an authoritative, wide-ranging, carefully-curated and accessible introduction to youth sociology. It will be of enormous value to researchers, teachers and students. * Robert MacDonald, University of Huddersfield, UK * This highly accessible volume is a comprehensive tour of sociological perspectives on youth. It is an invaluable resource for lecturers of youth related courses. The book not only provides informative reading for students of sociology and applied social sciences, but also suggests new ways to think. * Sanna Aaltonen, University of Eastern Finland * This is a text that is informed by, and wants to develop in its readers, a sociological imagination about the challenges and opportunities that structure young people's experiences in the early 21st century. The authors present a wide-ranging, historical overview of the key characteristics of the debates about young people, their interests, cultures, behaviours, engagements with education and work, fashion, culture and well-being, and provoke their readers to think critically, sociologically, about these youth issues. * Peter Kelly, RMIT University, Australia *