Noted:
Recent titles in youth studies
Youth and society: Exploring the dynamics of youth experience
by Rob White & Johanna Wyn, November 2007 (2nd ed.) Oxford University Press, 320pp. ISBN: 9780195551334
From the publisher's website:
"Building on the strengths of the highly respected first edition, Youth and Society (2nd ed.) provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues, research and theoretical developments in the sociology of youth. A new chapter on 'Theorising Youth' introduces the many and sometimes conflicting conceptualisations of 'youth' and key theories. Other new chapters explore issues around youth and technology, and 'Aboriginality' and Indigenous youth."
Sex, drugs and young people: International perspectives,
edited by P. Aggleton, A. Ball, and P. Mane, 2006. Routledge, 240pp. ISBN 9-78-0-415-32877-7
From the publisher's website:
"Sexual practices and drug use among the young are examined in this book, calling into question mainstream assumptions about 'adolescence'. Bringing together a range of cross-cultural and cross-national contributions, the book reveals both similarities and important differences that mark sexuality and drug use among young in different social and cultural settings. In doing so, it allows the reader to build up a clearer understanding of the challenges that must be faced in public health and education if we are to develop programs and interventions that really serve the needs of young people. The book will be of interest to professionals working with young people and is suitable for a wide range of multidisciplinary courses covering areas such as human sexuality, sex education, public health and social work."
From Ashgate Publishing:
Who's afraid of children? Children, conflict and international relations, by Helen Brocklehurst at the University of Wales, is due out this month. It examines the role of children and youth in a range of conflicts ranging from those in Nazi Germany, Mozambique, South Africa and Northern Ireland to their role in the times of the Cold War and the British Empire. The book 'develops a new theoretical framework that exposes how children are present in international relations and security practices'. (Due for publication in December 2006; ISBN: 978 0 7546 4171 1; 208 pages.)
Young citizens: Young people's involvement in politics and decision making, by Eldin Fahmy of the University of Bristol, is based upon a wide range of UK and European survey sources, together with qualitative and policy-focused analyses. It explores the attitudes of young people to politics and government in Britain and assesses the prospects for re-engaging young people with the formal political process. (Published in July 2006; ISBN 978 0 7546 4259 6; 204 page.)
Drugs, clubs and young people: Sociological and public health perspectives, edited by Bill Sanders of the University of Southern California, looks at 'club culture' and the role that drugs play in young people's lives. The essays 'richly document how drug users assess the risks and harms versus their enjoyment of such drugs in the dancing context'. Drawing material from the USA, UK and Hong Kong, this volume demystifies the young people who attend clubs and/or use club drugs, provides theoretical observations on illicit club drug use and supply, and helps to 'challenge current orthodoxies on the role of drug use within young peoples' lives'. (Published in July 2006; ISBN 978 0 7546 4699 0; 208 pages.)
A related title is Club Cultures and Feminine Identities, by Fiona Hutton of the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, published in September 2006 (ISBN 978 0 7546 4424 8; 130 pages).
The New British: The impact of culture and community on young Pakistanis', by Ikhlaq Din, University of Bradford, UK. Using Bradford as a case study, the author focuses on the relationship between young boys and girls, their parents and the Pakistani community and examines various issues that are important to young people. (Published in October 2006; ISBN: 978 0 7546 4047 9; 152 pages.)
Violations of trust: How social and welfare institutions fail children and young people, came out in early 2006. Edited by Judith Bessant and Rob Watts, both at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia and Richard Hil, Southern Cross University, Australia (Published in January 2006 978 0 7546 1872 0; ISBN: 180 pages.)