Sociology & Social Policy

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

An undergraduate text which develops a theoretical framework for youth policy and provides an accessible and comprehensive overview. Establishes a theory of "welfare career" and analyzes the relationship between young people, families and the state...

In Youth Homelessness and Survival Sex, Watson’s analysis of personal narratives reveals how young homeless women are exposed to situations in which survival can be impeded or assisted by playing out specific gender roles. This book shows that homelessness is not a gender-neutral phenomenon...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Based on two years of intensive research in a juvenile prison, this study tells the story of youths in a "model program," created after a class action lawsuit for inhumane and illegal practices. It captures their lives inside and outside of prison: from drugs, gangs and criminal behaviour to the rea..

Looks at the hope for democratic renewal embodied by Occupy Wall Street and other emerging movements...

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. The book als..

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. The book als..

How are the arts important in young people’s lives? In Youth, Arts and Education, Anna Hickey-Moody explores how the arts are ways of belonging, resisting, being governed and being heard. Drawing on the thought of Gilles Deleuze, she develops the theory of affective pedagogy, which explains the proc..

In Youth, Class and Everyday Struggles, Threadgold brings Bourdieu’s sociological practice together with theories of affect, emotion, morals and values to broaden our understanding of how young people make choices, adapt, strategise, succeed, fail and make do...

Youth, Murder, Spectacle..