| Youth Moves: Identities and Education in Global Perspective Contributor(s): Dolby, Nadine (Editor), Rizvi, Fazal (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415955637 ISBN-13: 9780415955638 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: This fascinating collection of original essays focuses attention on the actual practices of twenty-first century youth in the brave new world of globalizationa world in which iPods, camera phones and Xboxes exist alongside grinding poverty, declining employment opportunities, and worsening life conditions for many. As a whole, the collection seeks to address the possibilities and dangers of young people's transnational, commodified identities; how society and educational institutions might respond to these new identities; and the consequences for democratic practices and the public sphere. Drawing together contributions from the work of both well known and emerging scholars, this collection highlights the practices of youths identities in the context of broadly defined educative sites, including schools, media and popular culture, community organisations, cyberspace, music, and urban landscapes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence |
| Dewey: 305.235 |
| LCCN: 2006102749 |
| Series: Critical Youth Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.34" W x 8.93" (0.77 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating collection of original essays seeks to address the possibilities and dangers of young people's transnational, commodified identities; how society and educational institutions might respond to these new identities; and the consequences for democratic practices and the public sphere. Drawing together contributions from the work of both well known and emerging scholars, this collection highlights the practices of youth's identities in the context of broadly defined educative sites, including schools, media and popular culture, community organisations, cyberspace, music, and urban landscapes. |