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This book investigates the life trajectories of Generation X and Y
Australians through the 1990s and 2000s. The book defies popular
characterizations of members of the 'precarious generations' as
greedy, narcissistic and self-obsessed, revealing instead that many
of the members of these generations struggle to reach the standard
of living enjoyed by their parents, value learning highly and are
increasingly concerned about the environment and the legacy current
generations are leaving for their children and remain optimistic in
the face of considerable challenges. Drawing on data from the Life
Patterns longitudinal study of Australian youth (an internationally
recognized study), the book tells the story of members of these
'precarious generations'. It examines significant dimensions of
young people's lives across time, comparing how domains such as
health and well-being, education, work and relationships intersect
to produce the complex outcomes that characterize the lives of
members of each of these generations. It also explores the
strategies these generations use to make their lives and the ways
in which they remain resilient. While the book is based on
Australian data, the analysis draws on and contributes to the
international literature on young people and social change.
This book takes a global perspective to address the concept of
belonging in youth studies, interrogating its emergence as a
reoccurring theme in the literature and elucidating its benefits
and shortcomings. While belonging offers new alignments across
previously divergent approaches to youth studies, its pervasiveness
in the field has led to criticism that it means both everything and
nothing and thus requires deeper analysis to be of enduring value.
The authors do this work to provide an accessible, scholarly
account of how youth studies uses belonging by focusing on
transitions, participation, citizenship and mobility to address its
theoretical and historical underpinnings and its prevalence in
youth policy and research.
Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future provides a provocative and valuable insight into how the dramatic social and economic changes of the last twenty years have affected the lives of Western youth. Covering young people's attitudes towards relationships and health, the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on young people in Western society in the 1990s. The book reviews ten years of research, policy and practice as related to the 15-25 age group and compares data from the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. It also argues for the need to develop new research and policy frameworks that are more in tune with the changed conditions of life for Western youth. The book sets out the conceptual basis for a new approach to youth and the practical implications for research, education and youth policy in the new millenium.
Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future provides a provocative and valuable insight into how the dramatic social and economic changes of the last twenty years have affected the lives of Western youth. Covering young people's attitudes towards relationships and health, the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on young people in Western society in the 1990s. The book reviews ten years of research, policy and practice as related to the 15-25 age group and compares data from the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. It also argues for the need to develop new research and policy frameworks that are more in tune with the changed conditions of life for Western youth. The book sets out the conceptual basis for a new approach to youth and the practical implications for research, education and youth policy in the new millenium.
This book takes a global perspective to address the concept of
belonging in youth studies, interrogating its emergence as a
reoccurring theme in the literature and elucidating its benefits
and shortcomings. While belonging offers new alignments across
previously divergent approaches to youth studies, its pervasiveness
in the field has led to criticism that it means both everything and
nothing and thus requires deeper analysis to be of enduring value.
The authors do this work to provide an accessible, scholarly
account of how youth studies uses belonging by focusing on
transitions, participation, citizenship and mobility to address its
theoretical and historical underpinnings and its prevalence in
youth policy and research.
This book investigates the life trajectories of Generation X and Y
Australians through the 1990s and 2000s. The book defies popular
characterizations of members of the 'precarious generations' as
greedy, narcissistic and self-obsessed, revealing instead that many
of the members of these generations struggle to reach the standard
of living enjoyed by their parents, value learning highly and are
increasingly concerned about the environment and the legacy current
generations are leaving for their children and remain optimistic in
the face of considerable challenges. Drawing on data from the Life
Patterns longitudinal study of Australian youth (an internationally
recognized study), the book tells the story of members of these
'precarious generations'. It examines significant dimensions of
young people's lives across time, comparing how domains such as
health and well-being, education, work and relationships intersect
to produce the complex outcomes that characterize the lives of
members of each of these generations. It also explores the
strategies these generations use to make their lives and the ways
in which they remain resilient. While the book is based on
Australian data, the analysis draws on and contributes to the
international literature on young people and social change.
"Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual
clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors
skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young
people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to
rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment." -
Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University The promise of youth
studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race
continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape
young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that
understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing
social change is a central challenge for youth researchers. Youth
and Generation sets an agenda for youth studies building on the
concepts of 'social generation' and 'individualisation' to suggest
a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives
in the emerging Asian Century.
"Woodman and Wyn have produced a text that offers conceptual
clarity and real depth on debates in youth studies. The authors
skilfully guide us through the main sociological theories on young
people and furnish us with sophisticated critiques from which to
rethink youth and generation in the contemporary moment." -
Professor Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University The promise of youth
studies is not in simply showing that class, gender and race
continue to influence life chances, but to show how they shape
young lives today. Dan Woodman and Johanna Wyn argue that
understanding new forms of inequality in a context of increasing
social change is a central challenge for youth researchers. Youth
and Generation sets an agenda for youth studies building on the
concepts of 'social generation' and 'individualisation' to suggest
a framework for thinking about change and inequality in young lives
in the emerging Asian Century.
Secondary school graduates of the late 1980s and early 1990s have
found themselves coping with economic insecurity, social change,
and workplace restructuring. Drawing on studies that have recorded
the lives of young people in two countries for over fifteen years,
The Making of a Generation offers unique insight into the hopes,
dreams, and trajectories of a generation. Although children born in
the 1970s were more educated than ever before, as adults they
entered new labour markets that were de-regulated and precarious.
Lesley Andres and Johanna Wyn discuss the consequences of education
and labour policies in Canada and Australia, emphasizing their
long-term impacts on health, well-being, and family formation. They
conclude that these young adults bore the brunt of policies
designed to bring about rapid changes in the nature of work.
Despite their modest hopes and aspirations for security, those born
in the 1970s became a vanguard generation as they negotiated the
significant social and economic transformations of the 1990s.
Young people grow up in varied circumstances with different
priorities and perspectives. While youth does not exist as a single
group we need to understand what is happening in young people's
lives. Rethinking Youth challenges the conventional wisdoms
surrounding the position and opportunities of young people today
and provides a systematic overview of the major perspectives in
youth studies.
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