First Published in 1998, this volume consists of contributors providing position of Muslim youth in a European context. ......more
This title was first published in 2000: The book is aimed at uncovering certain features of the future of Karelia, which......more
I m 79 years old. So why on earth should I concern myself with speaking about youth? This is the question with which re......more
Decisive Parenting teaches parents concrete skills for quickly and permanently altering their teenagers’ problem behavio......more
Maiden USA: Girl Icons Come of Age explores images of powerful, contradictory pop culture icons of the past decade, whic......more
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In 1928, Margaret Mead published her first book, entitled Coming of Age in Samoa, in which she described to the Western ......more
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The timely second edition of this bestselling guide will inform and encourage struggling adolescents and their families.......more
Insightful, heartfelt, and hopeful, Surviving Ophelia is a must-read for any mother of a teenage daughter who has ever f......more
In The Therapist’s Notebook for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed, you’ll find the most powerful tools available for aidi......more
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This social and cultural analysis provides a new understanding of Kazakhstan’s younger generations that emerged during t......more
In the generation that has passed, what have we learned about the rule of law, legality, legal reasoning, and deviance i......more
Using a mix of the latest theory on boys, men and masculinities and candid accounts of classroom-based practice in an in......more
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Russia s Skinheads: Exploring and Rethinking Subcultural Lives provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of ski......more
This unprecedented and international collection sheds light on youth’s hidden histories from the nineteenth century to t......more
In Subculture to Clubculture Steve Redhead responds to the separation of youth and pop in the 1980 s and the fragmen......more
Crossings to Adulthood: How Diverse Young Americans Understand and Navigate Their Lives assembles chapters written by me......more
This book shares authentic examples through story telling of the situations students have experienced during their trans......more
The youth of the world are our most important assets. When youth develop positively, they have the power to benefit them......more
This volume investigates the health (and health problems, particularly those related to stress) of adolescents from a de......more
Fengshu Liu situates the lives of Chinese youth and the growth of the Internet against the backdrop of rapid and profoun......more
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In the first five months of the Great War, one million men volunteered to fight. Yet by the end of 1915, the British gov......more
The well-being and productivity of immigrant youth has become one of the most important global issues of our times as a ......more
First published in 1980, this book argues that subcultures are formed in defence of collectively experienced problems th......more
From the sociological point of view, adolescence traditionally has been described as a period of physical maturity and s......more
From social networking sites to game design, from blogs to game play, and from fan fiction to commercial web sites, Girl......more
The grounding concept of this book is that youth are active agents in creating cultural practices and social spaces. Dra......more
The process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented and unequal, shaped by chance, choice and timing. "......more
First published in 1998. Adolescent development and well-being are both affected by socio-political change, political vi......more
"This is an excellent collection of essays on youth in a number of Muslim majority (and minority) societies in the conte......more
A unique assessment of a burgeoning, interdisciplinary field that can present a confusing picture to novices and experts......more
Italy is not a country for young people. Why? This book provides a unique and in-depth collection of empirical and theor......more
Presenting the collaborative work of 13 international specialists of contemporary Chinese culture and society, this book......more
What does it mean to be a young undocumented immigrant? Current public debate on undocumented immigration provokes discu......more
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This book explores the significance of riots and public disturbances caused by marginalized youth with a migrant backgro......more
Chapter 1. Studying Aspects of Flourishing among Adolescents.- Chapter 2. Cognitive Interviews: Designing Survey Questio......more
What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless ......more
This book explores the challenge of making a life: finding meaning, livelihood and social connectedness. Drawing on rese......more
Written in a clear and accessible style, this book presents a broad ranging enquiry into various methodological issues a......more
Best shows us that, while the prom is often trivialized, most kids take the prom seriously. The prom is a space where ki......more
The aim of Protests and Generations is to problematize the relations between generations and protests in the Middle East......more
Featuring hundreds of personal anecdotes by Latino college students against a backdrop of information on their culture, ......more
The Lost Generation is a vital component to an understanding of Maoism. Bonnin provides a comprehensive account of the c......more
Foster dignity and respect and combat youth aggression This new edition from bestselling author Rosalind Wiseman is pack......more
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The collection brings together texts of Brazilian researchers who are dedicated to themes related to studies of youth cu......more
At the onset of the twenty-first century, ’youth studies’ emerged as a distinct field of inquisition. Discourses and deb......more
Contemporary young people are situated within a complex and disorienting set of social changes that are reshaping how yo......more
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Geographies of Girlhood: Identities In-Between explores how adolescent girls come to understand themselves as female in ......more
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Even as a reporter, Sheila Hamilton missed the signs as her husband David s mental illness unfolded before her. By the t......more
One of the Guys examines the causes, nature, and meaning of female gang involvement. Miller situates the study of female......more
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In Jewish Youth around the World 1990-2010: Social Identity and Values, Erik Cohen offers a rich and multi-faceted pictu......more
A research-based guide to debunking commonly misunderstood myths about adolescence Great Myths of Adolescence contains t......more
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The concept of everyday struggles can enliven our understanding of the lives of young people and how social class is mad......more
First published in 1998. This is Volume VII, the final of eight in the Sociology of the Soviet Union series. Collated in......more
This book provides an in-depth examination of adolescents social development in the context of the family. Grounded in ......more
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How does the family influence adolescent behaviour? Why do some young people engage in delinquency? What role do peers p......more
During China’s Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong’s "rustication program" resettled 17 million urban youths, known......more
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Shojo manga are romance comics for teenage girls. Characterized by a very dense visual style, featuring flowery backgrou......more
Youth Health and Welfare meets the demand for a critical, policy and practice-oriented inter-disciplinary perspective on......more
Learning to argue and persuade in a highly competitive environment is only one aspect of life on a high-school debate te......more
What is wrong with young people today? This question has captured the concerns of the older generation about the habits ......more
Most knowledge about adolescent development is based on adolescents living in the United States or Europe. "The Thoughts......more
The youth demographic is a large and growing cohort in Indonesia, and adolescents embody the currents of social change. ......more
On television, in the newspapers, even in textbooks of psychology, the teen years are portrayed as ’bad news.’ Adolescen......more
Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such uneasiness is rooted in religion. But......more
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of youth, in all its diversity, in Muslim Central Asia and the Caucasu......more
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong challenge, but it doesn’t have to rule your life. Join the many tens of thousands of read......more
What assistance can be provided to a disadvantaged youngster to help them bounce back to conquer challenges while growin......more
An enlightening discussion of the major issues related to the prevention and treatment of adolescent substance abuse. In......more
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Who will want me now? It’s a heart-wrenching question for teenagers infected with HIV. The number of HIV/AIDS-infected t......more
Schizophrenia is a disease that afflicts some 2.2 million persons of all ages. It has a wide-ranging impact on the lives......more
In the early years of this century in the Soviet Union there was a massive occurrence of an important social problem - t......more