Now in its third edition, Youth and Society remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date textbook on the sociology of youth. Led by an expert author team, the book takes a holistic approach to the concept of youth and provides an accessible yet authoritative overview of the field’s key debates, research and theories. This new edition includes a new part, covering contemporary and emerging youth issues, and the thorough, multidisciplinary content is supported by the latest research.

Youth and Society is also available as an e-book.

Part 1: Theorising Youth
1. Young people and social change
2. Class inequality and community resources
3. Constructing a public presence

Part 2: Social Divisions
4. Gender and Sexuality
5. Migrations and Ethnicities
6. Indigenous youth and colonisation
7. Rural geographies

Part 3: Social Institutions
8. Youth Policy
9. Family: relating and belonging
10. Schooling Youth
11. Working the multiple economies

Part 4: Social Identities
12. Youth Identities and culture
13. Youth in a networked age
14. Well-being and Risk

Part 5: Social Issues
15. Violence and Crime
16. Climate Change
17. Complex Lives

Rob White – Professor of Criminology, School of Sociology and Social Work, the University of Tasmania
Johanna Wyn – Professor in Education, Director, Youth Research Centre, the University of Melbourne