Young People and Politics in the UK: Apathy or Alienation?

Author:   D. Marsh ,  T. O´Toole ,  S. Jones
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230001312


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   28 November 2006
Format:   Hardback
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This book examines how young people understand and live politics, using innovative research methods. It treats age, class, gender and ethnicity as political 'lived experiences'. It concludes that young people are alienated, rather than apathetic, and that their interests and concerns are rarely addressed within mainstream political institutions.

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Author:   D. Marsh ,  T. O´Toole ,  S. Jones
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780230001312


ISBN 10:   0230001319
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   28 November 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction The Study of Political Participation The Context and Consequence of Political Participation Methodology The Politics of Youth Class as a Lived Experience Gender and Participation Young People and the Politics of 'Race', Ethnicity and Identity Conclusion

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'...the book offers an interesting look at traditional sociological perspectives and modern research...' - Kierra Box, Children & Young People


'...the book offers an interesting look at traditional sociological perspectives and modern research...' - Kierra Box, Children& Young People


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DAVID MARSH is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published widely in the areas of British Politics and Political Sociology. THERESE O'TOOLE is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Birmingham, UK working in the fields of 'race'/ethnicity, political participation, youth and refugee studies. She is currently carrying out a Leverhulme Trust funded study of Political Interest and Engagement among Black and Minority Ethnic Young People. SU JONES is a Researcher in the School o

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