This title was first published in 2002. Communities of Youth critically evaluates what it means to be a young person at the beginning of the twenty-first century and the problems, opportunities and dilemmas that emerge from the experience.
Drawing on the latest international research, this book examines ideas on parenthood and the ’globalization’ of childhood to provide new insights into..
This edited book brings together empirical studies of young people in paid employment from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and in different nat..
A theoretically informed, yet empirically grounded study of the relationship between core democratic values and the duty to protect young people in th..
Sarah Swann provides a fresh approach to examining the long-standing debates over disaffection, and in particular social class differences in educatio..
Focusing on the socialization of the human use of other animals as resources in contemporary Western society, this book explores the cultural reproduc..
This book provides insight into the everyday activities co-produced by teachers and young children, demonstrating the fine details of teaching and lea..
Is youth crime, unemployment and homelessness evidence of a new and dangerous youth underclass? Contributors focus on unemployment, training and the l..
Youth Policy and Social Inclusion takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to identify and analyze the factors which promote or discourage soci..
The introduction of compulsory citizenship education into the national curriculum has generated a plethora of new interests in the politics of childho..
Sexually exploited young people can be difficult to work with as their life stories can be upsetting and hard to accept. Here Jenny Pearce draws on yo..
This book explores alternative approaches for engaging and understanding young people’s political activity and looks at the adoption of information an..
This is an invaluable guide to making the most of helping relationships. It concentrates on the practicalities and explores how to structure the help ..