Youth

An original presentation of the concept of youth - an exciting rethinking of the social construction of ‘youth’ that explores new ways of theorizing youth without prejudice or lumping ‘young people’ together as one uniform category.

Places the concept within a wide range of contexts, considering: youth cultures, youth movements, inequalities, transitions from childhood to adulthood, issues of dependence and independence, amongst other issues.

Relates the historical and contemporary understanding of ‘youth’ to wider social theory in a very accessible and practical way, offering suggestions as to how to understand ‘youth’ in the 21st century.

Gill Jones is a very well respected figure in youth studies/sociology of youth - one of the most senior in the UK. This book is a succinct account of her opinion on youth today after years of research and experience in the field.

Relevant for courses such as sociology of youth/childhood/adolescence/the family, as well as on a wider range of courses across the social sciences which deal with young people (e.g. young offenders & youth crime; youth employment/labour markets; social work; social & educational policy, etc)