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Young people and social change : new perspectives / Andy Furlong and Fred Cartmel.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Furlong, Andy.
Contributor:
Cartmel, Fred, 1952-
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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