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Kehily ,Mary Jane

Understanding youth : perspectives, identities and practices / edited by Mary Jane Kehily. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2007. - 362 p. ; 26 cm.

Published in association with the Open University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. A cultural perspective / Mary Jane Kehily
Ch. 2. A comparative perspective / Heather Montgomery
Ch. 3. A biographical perspective / Rachel Thomson
Ch. 4. Gender / Martin Robb
Ch. 5. Belonging / Rachel Thomson
Ch. 6. Wellbeing / Martin Robb
Ch. 7. Working / Rachel Thomson
Ch. 8. Playing / Mary Jane Kehily
Ch. 9. Moving / Heather Montgomery
Ch. 10. Relating / Martin Robb.

Addressing the changing context and nature of youth, this book encourages readers to understand different conceptualisations of youth, issues of identity and the key social practices that give shape to young people's lives in the contemporary period.

ISBN: 1412930642 (hbk.) 9781412930642 (hbk.) 1412930650 (pbk.) 9781412930659 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Youth.
Youth development.
Youth
Youth--Psychology.--Social conditions.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.235 / KEH