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Informationen zum Autor Rachel Thomson is Professor of Social Resaerch in the School of Health and Social Welfare. Rachel has been involved in a major longitudinal qualitative study of young people transitions to adulthood, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council since 1996 through the Children 5-16 and the Young People, Citizenship and Social Change programmes. The study is currently being archived with the support of a grant from the ESRC, and will be made available for secondary analysis (see www.lsbu.ac.uk/inventingadulthoods). Her research interests focus on gender identities, social change, sexuality, values, transitions and popular culture. Klappentext 'The book is a useful student text that offers a wide range of well informed perspectives on the position of young people in society today. It has built on its successful first edition and should provide a useful springboard to further study' - Scolag Legal Journal 'This resource will be very helpful to all those already working with children and young people and essential for those who are currently learning about how to work with children and young people'- Gill Frances, Director Children's Development National Children's Bureau Are the recent policy initiatives aimed at improving life chances for young people working? Have they affected those most in need? How can young people be given more of a voice in policy making? The new edition of this bestselling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the policy developments affecting young people in today's society, covering the areas of education and training, work, youth justice, residential care and child protection. It brings together a wide-ranging series of readings written by leading experts, to encourage those working with young people, or training to do so, to critically reflect on both the theoretical and practical dimensions of their work. The themes and issues addressed in this book include: citizenship, participation and empowerment; social difference and social identity; images of youth; young people and the politics of service provision; and working with young people in different contexts. This new edition has been revised in order to bring it up-to-date on contemporary policy, law and practice changes and developments. Written in a lively and engaging manner, this accessible text will be invaluable reading for students taking courses in youth and social work, social policy, youth and criminal justice and the sociology of youth. Youth in Society is a set book for the Open University courses K201, Working With Young People and K268, Social Work with Young People. Zusammenfassung The new edition of this accessible textbook has been fully revised in order to bring it thoroughly up-to-date on policy developments. Offering a wide-ranging and critical overview of the analyses and debates concerning young people in the United Kingdom toda! the text brings together a series of readings to encourage critical reflection and thinking about the changing and diverse lives and priorities of young people. The themes and issues addressed in this book include: citizenship! participation and empowerment; social difference and social identity; images of youth; young people and the politics of service provision; and working with young people in different contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Second Edition - Rachel Thomson, Ronny Flynn, Jeremy Roche and Stanley Tucker The Making and Moulding of Modern Youth - Rex Stainton Rogers A Short History Representations of the Young - Christine Griffin Worlds Apart - Wendy Stainton Rogers et al Young People¿s Aspirations in a Changing Europe `Pale Shadows¿ - Les Back Racism, Masculinity and Multiculture Children¿s Rights - Jeremy Roche Participation and Dialogue Citizens or What? - ...
