Overview
Tackles a major sociological question that youth studies has struggled with in recent decades
Argues for recognising the central importance of class analysis in understanding young people’s lives in contemporary times
Addresses the core substantive areas of education, employment and the intersection with other inequalities
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This book addresses the recent marginalisation of class theory in youth sociology. The authors argue for the importance of reinstating class analysis as central to understanding young people’s lives in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Their analysis recognises that in periods of social change, class relationships and processes can and do get reconfigured, but by drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, they show that class, while being dynamic, remains core to shaping the everyday lives of young people.
Students and scholars across a range of areas including the sociology of youth, sociology of education, social work and social policy will find this book of interest.
Reviews
“This book makes a major contribution to debates over youth and class in changing times. Using a framework that draws on rich empirical work influenced by Pierre Bourdieu, France and Roberts clearly show how social class operates in education and the labour market, but also in intersections with other inequalities. The book makes a strong case for not leaving social class behind in a preoccupation with gender or race/ethnicity questions. This book will undoubtedly stimulate further debate in the youth studies field.” (Signe Ravn, University of Melbourne, Australia)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Steven Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Youth and Social Class
Book Subtitle: Enduring Inequality in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
Authors: Alan France, Steven Roberts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57829-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57828-0Published: 01 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57829-7Published: 23 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 146
Topics: Social Structure, Social Inequality, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society