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"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. "--Provided by publisher

Youth Studies: an introduction is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. The concise summaries of key texts and the ideas of important theorists make the book an invaluable resource. The book also raises questions for discussion, with international case studies and up-to-date examples. The book discusses important issues within youth studies, for example:education and opportunityemployment and unemploymentfamily, friends and living arrangements crime and justiceidentities health and sexualit.

An introduction to a special issue on youth in transition notes the different research priorities in two previous editions on youth. The 1972 focus on the rebelliousness & moral perspectives of young people reflected concerns voiced by politicians & the media. The 1985 special edition highlighted "a new way of life," with youth spending more time in education, depending more on their families, & experiencing increased uncertainty. Current researchers pay more attention to the impact of rapid socioeconomic changes, as well as comparing youth in developed & developing countries. Here, contributors indicate that the new way of life now extends to youth in more nations than ever before, although economic & health-related issues are still dominant for young people in the least-developed countries, & social inequalities remain embedded in the social fabric of developed nations. Further, today's youth are more oriented toward success in a market economy, less likely to share their wealth with others, & not as apt to be at the forefront of social change. 2 Pictures, 6 References. J. Lindroth