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Children, Youth and the City (Paperback, New)
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Children, Youth and the City (Paperback, New)
Series: Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
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More than half of the global and around eighty per cent of the
western population grow up in cities. This text provides a vivid
picture of children and youth in the city, how they make sense of
it and how they appropriate it through their social actions.
Considering the causes and forms of social inequalities in relation
to class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, ability and geographical
location, this book discusses specific issues such as poverty,
homelessness and work. Each chapter draws on examples from both the
developed and developing world, and throughout the chapters, the
book: contrasts experiences of growing up in the city discusses how
social inequalities, together with societal perceptions of
childhood and youth, shape experiences of growing up in cities for
different young people examines how young people appropriate the
city through social and cultural practices considers contemporary
movements towards the role of children and youths in planning
processes. Children, Youth and the City argues that young people
must be recognized as urban social agents in their own right. This
informative book deals with complex theoretical arguments and
relates key ideas to this topical subject in a clear and coherent
manner. The text is enlivened throughout with global case studies,
photographs, discussion questions, suggested reading and websites.
It is an excellent resource for students of Human Geography, Urban
Studies and Childhood Studies.
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