Overview

The essays in this collection represent a major contribution to our understanding of youth and transitions to key areas of adult citizenship, including employment, independent living arrangements and political participation. The education of children and young people in 'citizenship' usually emphasizes either rights or responsibilities, through the concept of 'active citizenship'. The central concern of the book is to address the tensions and contradictions between the teaching of active citizenship and the real life difficulties many young people face in the practical transition to being adult citizens in modern life.

Full Product Details

Author:   C. Pole ,  J. Pilcher ,  J. Williams
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781403933683

ISBN 10:   1403933685
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 July 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Young People in Transition. Becoming Citizens? An Introduction; C.Pole, J.Pilcher and J.Williams Complex Transitions: Linearity and Labour Market Integration in the West of Scotland; A.Furlong, F.Carmel, A.Biggart, H.Sweeting and P.West Learning for Life? The Post-war Experience of Apprenticeship; S.Vickerstaff Girls' Transition to Work and adulthood in the 1960s; H.O'Connor and J.Goodwin Fashioning Flexibility: Dissolving Boundaries between Employment, Education, and the Family among A-Level Students Engaged in Full-time Schooling and Part-time Jobs; P.Allatt and C.Dixon Leaving The Home in Comparative Perspective: Negotiating Processes and Meanings; D.H.J.Morgan, J.Patiniotis and C.Holdsworth Youth Unemployment and Social Exclusion; K.Roberts Citizenship Education. The French and English Experience; D.Kiwan and N.Kiwan Young People as 'Active Citizens'. Towards an Inclusionary View of Citizenship and Constructive Social Participation; N.Smith, R.Lister and S.Middleton Engaged Cynics? Young People's Involvement in Politics and Decision- Making in the UK; E.Fahmy Index

Reviews

Author Information

CHRISTOPHER POLE is Reader in Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK where he teaches and researches in the areas of Sociology of Education, Childhood and Qualitative Methods. His most recent book is Ethnography for Education (with Marlene Morrison) published in 2003. JANE PILCHER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK. Her most recent book is Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies (with I Whelehen) published in 2004. JOHN WILLIAMS is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions