Youth and Generation
Rethinking change and inequality in the lives of young people
Johanna Wyn
- University of Melbourne, Australia
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"Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment."
- Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University
The promise of youth studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing social change is a central challenge for youth researchers.
Youth and Generation sets an agenda for youth studies building on the concepts of ‘social generation’ and ‘individualisation’ to suggest a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives in the emerging Asian Century.
Contents
Chapter 1: Continuity and Change
- Individualisation
- Generation
- New Life Patterns
- Structure of the Book
Chapter 2: Global Change and Inequality
- Education, Urbanisation and Employment
- Inequality
- Australia in a Changing World
- The Failure of the Neoliberal Promise
- Theory in Youth Studies
Chapter 3: Individualisation
- Understanding Changing Patterns
- Bringing Zombie Categories Back to Life
- The Creation of the Choice Biography
- Holding Lives Together
- Researching the Making of Inequality in New Times
Chapter 4: Generations
- The Emergence and Marginalisation of the Sociology of Generations
- What is a Generation?
- Intergenerational Relationships
- When does a Generation Emerge?
Chapter 5: Transitions
- Youth Transitions and Development
- Transition Regimes and the Making of a Generations
- Research and Reflexivity
Chapter 6: Cultures
- Concepts of Subculture
- Post-subcultures
- Continuity and Change in Cultures Research
- Generational Change, Cultures and Divisions
- Blurring Boundaries
Chapter 7: Time
- Social Change and Synchronisation
- Sociality and the Digital Revolution
- Time, Youth Cultures and Inequality
- The Present, Past and Future
Chapter 8: Place
- The Invisibility of Place
- Theorising Young People and Place
- Mobilities, Cultures and Place
- Making Place Visible
- Place and Global Generations
- Young People Making a Place for Themselves
Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Generations, Transitions, Cultures
- Time, Place and the Future
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"Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment."
- Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University
The promise of youth studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing social change is a central challenge for youth researchers.
Youth and Generation sets an agenda for youth studies building on the concepts of ‘social generation’ and ‘individualisation’ to suggest a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives in the emerging Asian Century.
Contents
Chapter 1: Continuity and Change
- Individualisation
- Generation
- New Life Patterns
- Structure of the Book
Chapter 2: Global Change and Inequality
- Education, Urbanisation and Employment
- Inequality
- Australia in a Changing World
- The Failure of the Neoliberal Promise
- Theory in Youth Studies
Chapter 3: Individualisation
- Understanding Changing Patterns
- Bringing Zombie Categories Back to Life
- The Creation of the Choice Biography
- Holding Lives Together
- Researching the Making of Inequality in New Times
Chapter 4: Generations
- The Emergence and Marginalisation of the Sociology of Generations
- What is a Generation?
- Intergenerational Relationships
- When does a Generation Emerge?
Chapter 5: Transitions
- Youth Transitions and Development
- Transition Regimes and the Making of a Generations
- Research and Reflexivity
Chapter 6: Cultures
- Concepts of Subculture
- Post-subcultures
- Continuity and Change in Cultures Research
- Generational Change, Cultures and Divisions
- Blurring Boundaries
Chapter 7: Time
- Social Change and Synchronisation
- Sociality and the Digital Revolution
- Time, Youth Cultures and Inequality
- The Present, Past and Future
Chapter 8: Place
- The Invisibility of Place
- Theorising Young People and Place
- Mobilities, Cultures and Place
- Making Place Visible
- Place and Global Generations
- Young People Making a Place for Themselves
Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Generations, Transitions, Cultures
- Time, Place and the Future
Additional materials
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Youth and Generation
Rethinking change and inequality in the lives of young people
December 2014 | 216 pages | Sage UK
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 31/03/2026 | 9781446259047 | $190.00 |
| Paperback | 31/03/2026 | 9781446259054 | $92.00 |
| 180 Day Ebook | 28/03/2023 | 9781473911116 | $54.00 |
| Lifetime | 28/03/2023 | 9781473911116 | $78.00 |
"Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment."
- Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University
The promise of youth studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing social change is a central challenge for youth researchers.
Youth and Generation sets an agenda for youth studies building on the concepts of ‘social generation’ and ‘individualisation’ to suggest a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives in the emerging Asian Century.
Table Of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Continuity and Change
- Individualisation
- Generation
- New Life Patterns
- Structure of the Book
- Chapter 2: Global Change and Inequality
- Education, Urbanisation and Employment
- Inequality
- Australia in a Changing World
- The Failure of the Neoliberal Promise
- Theory in Youth Studies
- Chapter 3: Individualisation
- Understanding Changing Patterns
- Bringing Zombie Categories Back to Life
- The Creation of the Choice Biography
- Holding Lives Together
- Researching the Making of Inequality in New Times
- Chapter 4: Generations
- The Emergence and Marginalisation of the Sociology of Generations
- What is a Generation?
- Intergenerational Relationships
- When does a Generation Emerge?
- Chapter 5: Transitions
- Youth Transitions and Development
- Transition Regimes and the Making of a Generations
- Research and Reflexivity
- Chapter 6: Cultures
- Concepts of Subculture
- Post-subcultures
- Continuity and Change in Cultures Research
- Generational Change, Cultures and Divisions
- Blurring Boundaries
- Chapter 7: Time
- Social Change and Synchronisation
- Sociality and the Digital Revolution
- Time, Youth Cultures and Inequality
- The Present, Past and Future
- Chapter 8: Place
- The Invisibility of Place
- Theorising Young People and Place
- Mobilities, Cultures and Place
- Making Place Visible
- Place and Global Generations
- Young People Making a Place for Themselves
- Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Generations, Transitions, Cultures
- Time, Place and the Future
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Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment.
Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University
The authors build upon an impressive publication record on youth and generation to offer here a clear argument for the re-positioning of youth studies in the future. Well written, persuasive and thought provoking.
Dr. John Goodwin, Leicester University