220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1983. In the 1980s, as they are today, young people were remaining longer in education, and were leaving better qualified, if only to face unemployment rather than real jobs and progressive careers. Traditional gender divisions and roles are being challenged. In this study, Kenneth Roberts uses evidence from youth and leisure research to examine the ways that young people were... Read more
Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Youth and Leisure in Britain since the Second World War 3. Theories of Youth and Leisure 4. Engendered Leisure 5. The Adolescent Procession 6. Breaking Out 7. The Traditional Sociology of Youth and Social Class 8. The Reappraisal of Working-Class Youth Cultures 9. Youth Unemployment 10. Ethnic Minorities 11. Middle-Class Youth CuItures 12. Leisure Services for Young People; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Kenneth Roberts
