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What is youth? How do we understand youth in its social and cultural context?In this timely and sought-after title, Cieslik and Simpson provide a concise and readily accessible introduction to the interdisciplinary field of youth studies. Drawing upon the latest research and developments in the field, as well as discussing the fundamental ideas underlying the disciplines as a whole, it offers a comprehensive yet unpacked understanding of youth as a social phenomenon. Illuminating the many abstract and contested concepts within youth studies, this book offers explanations to questions such as: • How might we define youth? • How can we understand young people in relation to their social identities and practices? • What is the relationship between youth and social class? • How do youth cultures develop? • How can we understand youth in a globalized perspective? Key Concepts in Youth Studies stands out as a natural companion for students on youth studies, sociology, criminology and social science programmes. It will also be useful for youth practitioners such as social workers and teachers. Key Concepts in Youth Studies stands out as a natural companion for students on youth studies, sociology, criminology and social science programmes. It will also be useful for practitioners in area of social work and youth and community development.
Young People and Education
Young People and Education
The concept of education and the formal management and organisation of knowledge and learning is central to the study of young people in contemporary societies (see also informal learning). Education is both a philosophical and theoretical concept and, over time, competing educational philosophies have influenced the organisation of schools and colleges, curricula and pedagogic techniques that have been developed for young people. Within the UK, the influence of competing educational philosophies is evident in the variety of schools and colleges that exist alongside one another such as elite (public schools); liberal (secondary schools); vocational (technology schools); and civic (community schools). This co-existence is unsurprising given the ‘third way’ political theory of the recent UK Conservative, Labour and ...
