{"product_id":"youth-and-generation-9781446259054","title":"Youth and Generation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The promise of youth studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing social change is a central challenge for youth researchers.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eYouth and Generation\u003c\/strong\u003e sets an agenda for youth studies building on the concepts of social generation' and individualisation' to suggest a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives in the emerging\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies.  The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Professor Anoop Nayak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors build upon an impressive publication record on youth and generation to offer here a clear argument for the re-positioning of youth studies in the future. Well written, persuasive and thought provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr. John Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Continuity and Change    Individualisation    Generation    New Life Patterns    Structure of the Book Chapter 2: Global Change and Inequality    Education, Urbanisation and Employment    Inequality    Australia in a Changing World    The Failure of the Neoliberal Promise    Theory in Youth Studies Chapter 3: Individualisation    Understanding Changing Patterns    Bringing Zombie Categories Back to Life    The Creation of the Choice Biography    Holding Lives Together    Researching the Making of Inequality in New Times Chapter 4: Generations    The Emergence and Marginalisation of the Sociology of Generations    What is a Generation?    Intergenerational Relationships    When does a Generation Emerge? Chapter 5: Transitions    Youth Transitions and Development    Transition Regimes and the Making of a Generations    Research and Reflexivity Chapter 6: Cultures    Concepts of Subculture    Post-subcultures    Continuity and Change in Cultures Research    Generational Change, Cultures and Divisions    Blurring Boundaries Chapter 7: Time    Social Change and Synchronisation    Sociality and the Digital Revolution    Time, Youth Cultures and Inequality    The Present, Past and Future Chapter 8: Place    The Invisibility of Place    Theorising Young People and Place    Mobilities, Cultures and Place    Making Place Visible    Place and Global Generations    Young People Making a Place for Themselves Chapter 9: Conclusion    Generations, Transitions, Cultures    Time, Place and the Future","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739318333783,"sku":"9781446259054","price":37.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/youth-and-generation-9781446259054","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}