These 17 contributions from the January 1996 conference held in Glasgow present recent research on youths that addresses the topics of the shaping of transitions and biographies, vulnerable groups, the social construction of identity, political and social participation, and citizenship. The articles reflect an emphasis on the comparative study of areas in Britain and continental European countries, and an interdisciplinary framework that uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Part 1 Introduction: a new agenda for youth research, John Bynner et al.
Part 2 The shaping of trajectories and biographies: metaphors of youth
transitions - niches, pathways, trajectories or navigations, Karen Evans and
Andy Furlong; participation and identification in risk societies - European
perspectives, Ulrike Nagel and Claire Wallace; structure and agency - the new
youth research agenda, Ken Roberts. Part 3 Vulnerable groups - excluded and
included youth, polarization and marginalization: vulnerable youth and
processes of social exclusion - a theoretical framework, a review of recent
research and suggestions for a future research agenda, Bob Coles;
conceptualizing youth - transitions, risk and the public and private, Pat
Allatt; sensibilities and occlusions - vulnerable youth between social change
and cultural context, Lynne Chisholm. Part 4 The social construction of
identity: rethinking youth identities - modernist and postmodernist
frameworks, Ali Rattansi and Ann Phoenix; youth identities - new challenges,
Manuela du Bois-Reymond; youth research and identities - same as it ever
was?, Christine Griffin. Part 5 Perspectives on citizenship and
participation: participation and citizenship - a new agenda for youth
politics research, Elizabeth Frazer and Nicholas Emler; youth work and
citizenship, Howard Williamson; citizenship education, Ken Fogelman;
perspectives on social exclusion, citizenship youth, Helena Helve; the
challenge of citizenship for youth study, John Bynner. Part 6 Theory and the
new agenda: youth and activity theory, Sven Morch; globalization, social
exclusion and youth, Phillip Brown. (Part contents).
