Building on the strengths of the highly respected first edition, Youth and Society, 2nd edition provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues, research, and theoretical developments in the sociology of youth. A new part, 'Theorising Youth', introduces the many and sometimes conflicting conceptualisations of youth and key theories. Other new chapters explore issues around youth and technology and indigenous youth.

• New Part 'Theorising Youth' gives a grounding in the key theories and conceptualisations of youth
• New chapter ' Youth in a Digital Age'
• New chapter ' Indigenous Youth and Social Identity'
• Enhanced pedagogical features - highlight boxes break up the text, further reading and end of chapter exercises make the text even more reader friendly

Contents

• Part One: Theorising Youth
• 1 Youth and Social Change
• 2 Class Inequality and Community Resources
• Part Two: Social Divisions
• 3 Gender, Sexualities and Social Difference
• 4 People, Places and Ethnic Identities
• 5 Indigenous Youth and Social Identity
• 6 Rural Geographies
• Part Three: Social Institutions
• 7 Youth Policy
• 8 Relating and belonging
• 9 Schooling Youth
• 10 Doing Bad: Juvenile Justice
• Part Four: Social Identities
• 11 Working the Multiple Economies
• 12 Youth Identities and Culture
• 13 Youth in a Digital Age
• 14 Defining Well-being and Health
• 15 Constructing a Public Presence

Rob White - Professor of Sociology, School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania

Johanna Wyn - Professor and Director Youth Research Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne