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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. 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 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

Youth and Generation: Rethinking change and inequality in the lives of young people

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