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Children, Youth and Development (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Children, Youth and Development (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development
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The new updated edition of Children, Youth and Development explores
the varied ways in which global processes in the form of
development policies, economic and cultural globalisation, and
international agreements interact with more locally specific
practices to shape the lives of young people living in the poorer
regions of the world. It examines these processes, and the effects
they have on young people's lives, in relation to developing
theoretical approaches to the study of children and youth. This
landmark title brings together the stock of knowledge and
approaches to understanding young people's lives in the context of
development and globalization in the majority world for the first
time. It introduces different theoretical approaches to the study
of young people, and explores the ways in which these, along with
predominantly Western conceptions of childhood and youth, have
influenced how majority world children have been viewed and treated
by international agencies. Contexts of globalisation and growing
international inequality are explored, alongside more immediate
contexts such as family and peer relationships. Chapters are
devoted to groups of children deemed to be in need of protection
and to debates concerning children's rights and their participation
in development projects. Young people's health and education are
considered, as is their involvement in work of various kinds, and
the impacts of environmental change and hazards (including climate
change). The book introduces material and concepts to readers in a
very accessible way and within each chapter employs features such
as boxed case studies, summaries of key ideas, discussion questions
and guides to further resources. This edition has been updated to
take account of significant changes in the contexts in which poor
children grow up, notably the financial crisis and changing
development policy environment, as well as recent theoretical
developments. It is aimed at students on higher level undergraduate
and postgraduate courses, as well as researchers who are unfamiliar
with this area of research and practitioners in organisations
working to ameliorate the lives of children in majority world
countries.
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