Disconnected Youth? Growing up Poor in Britain

Name: Disconnected Youth? Growing up Poor in Britain
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ISBN: 9781403904867

ISBN-10: 1403904863

ISBN-13: 9781403904867

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert MacDonald, Jane Marsh

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Based on close-up research with young men and women from areas suffering extreme social exclusion, 'Disconnected Youth?' will appeal to readers interested in understanding and tackling the problems of growing up in Britain's poor neighbourhoods.

Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 252
Size: 5.64" wide x 8.70" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Youth, Transitions and Social Exclusion


Social Exclusion and the Underclass: Debates and Issues


Young People, Transitions & Social Change: Researching Disconnected Youth



Processes of Inclusion and Exclusion


Schooling in Poor Neighbourhoods: Early Processes of Engagement and Disengagement


Street Corner Society: Leisure Careers & Wider Processes of (Dis)Engagement


Encountering the New Youth Opportunities: Youth Training, New Deal & Further Education


From School to Work? Post-16 Cyclical Transitions


Leaving Home & Settling Down? Family & Housing


Careers at the Margins? Drug & Criminal Careers



Conclusions


Social Exclusion & 'Disconnected Youth': A Truly Joined Up Policy


Excluding Youth: Panoramas of Marginalisation & Polarisation


References


Index