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Young people and social change : new perspectives / Andy Furlong and Fred Cartmel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Furlong, Andy.
- Series:
- Sociology and social change.
- Sociology and social change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Youth--Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Youth.
- Social change--Great Britain.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines modern theoretical interpretations of social change in relation to young people and provides an overview of their experiences in a number of contexts such as education, employment, family, health, crime and politics. It also highlights differences between the experiences of young people in different countries in the developed world.
- Contents:
- Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; The authors; Acknowledgements; Series editor's preface; Chapter 1 The risk society; Chapter 2 Change and continuity in education; Chapter 3 Social change and labour market 'transitions'; Chapter 4 Changing patterns of dependency; Chapter 5 Leisure and lifestyles; Chapter 6 Health risks in late modernity; Chapter 7 Crime and insecurity; Chapter 8 Politics and participation; Chapter 9 The epistemological fallacy of late modernity; Notes; References; Author Index; Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-335-21869-5
- 1-281-12927-5
- 9786611129279
- 0-335-22975-1
- OCLC:
- 650091766
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