The second and completely revised edition of the Routledge Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood draws on the work of leading academics from four continents in order to introduce up-to-date perspectives on a wide range of issues that affect and shape youth and young adulthood. It provides a multi-disciplinary overview of a dynamic field of study that offers unique insights on social change in advanced societies. It is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and advanced students on a global level.

The Handbook introduces the main theoretical perspectives used within youth studies and sets out future research agendas. Each of the ten sections covers an important area of research - from education and the labour market to youth cultures, health and crime - discussing change and continuity in the lives of young people, introducing readers to some of the most important work in the field, while highlighting the underlying perspectives that have been used to understand the complexity of modern youth and young adulthood.

About the Author

Andy Furlong is Professor in the School of Education of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and Dean of Research in the College of Social Sciences. He is editor of the Journal of Youth Studies, co-author of the influential book Young People and Social Change (2007 2nd Edition) and author of Youth Studies: An Introduction.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367335991
Author Andy Furlong
Format Paperback
Page Count 466
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1140g