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Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions Sheila J. Henderson

Inventing Adulthoods By Sheila J. Henderson

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Inventing Adulthoods is based on a study of a diverse group of young people over a 10 year period. The book explores high profile policy issues including: education, employment, drugs, cultures of violence and well-being. It is the set book for the Open University course Youth: Perspectives and Practice (KE308).

Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions Summary

Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions by Sheila J. Henderson

the impact that social factors such as gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability and family have on life opportunities; and "

Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions Reviews

connections between young people's lives, social policy frameworks and practice applications. Inventing Adulthoods is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in the lives of young people. Thought-provoking yet accessible, this book is ideal for students in youth studies and education, as it is for youth workers, social workers and other practitioners. Inventing Adulthoods is the set book for the Open University course Youth: Perspectives and Practice (KE308). Sheila Henderson is a Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University. Janet Holland is Professor of Social Research and Co-director of the Families and Social Capital ESRC Research Group at London South Bank University. Sheena McGrellis is a Senior Research Fellow in the Families Group, but is based at University of Ulster. Sue Sharpe is a Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University. Rachel Thomson is Professor of Social Research in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University.

About Sheila J. Henderson

'The series Youth: Perspectives and Practice provides a distinctive and rare combination of expert commentary, new research, original theorising and critical reflection on how we should understand youth and work with young people. These books deserve a wide readership ... the way they are written and organised will make them particularly appealing to students' - Professor Robert MacDonald, University of Teesside

Inventing Adulthoods offers a ground-breaking new perspective on young peoples' experiences of growing up at the turn of the 21st century, arguing that a biographical approach is vital to understanding the holistic and dynamic character of their lives. Based on a study of a diverse group of young people over a 10 year period, the book explores high profile policy issues: education, employment, drugs, cultures of violence and well-being. It also considers the significance of those things that mean most to young people themselves: mobility, home, belonging, intimacy and social life.

The book is written in a lively and engaging style and, through case studies and interviews, examines:

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the impact that social factors such as gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability and family have on life opportunities; and

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Additional information

GOR002248422
9781412930697
1412930693
Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions by Sheila J. Henderson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
SAGE Publications Inc
2006-11-18
208
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