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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458358703321

Autore

Furlong Andy

Titolo

Young people and social change [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives / / Andy Furlong and Fred Cartmel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-335-21869-5

1-281-12927-5

9786611129279

0-335-22975-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Sociology and social change

Altri autori (Persone)

CartmelFred <1952->

Disciplina

305.230941

Soggetti

Youth - Great Britain - Social conditions

Social change - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.