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  • Subcultureby Dick Hebdige

    Routledge 1979; US$ 32.95

    'Hebdige's Subculture: The Meaning of Style is so important: complex and remarkably lucid, it's the first book dealing with punk to offer intellectual content. Hebdige ... is concerned with the UK's postwar, music-centred, white working-class subcultures, from teddy boys to mods and rockers to skinheads and punks.' - Rolling Stone 'With enviable precision and wit Hebdige has addressed himself to a complex topic - the meanings behind the fashionable exteriors of working-class youth subcultures - approaching them with a sophisticated theoretical apparatus that combines semiotics, the sociology of devience and Marxism and come up with a very stimulating short book' - Time Out 'This book is an attempt to subject the various youth-protest... more...

  • Digital Diversionsby Julian Sefton-Green

    Routledge 1998; US$ 35.95

    This work explores the diverse ways in which young people are active social agents in the production of youth culture in the digital age. The contributors draw on a range of theoretical perspectives such as cultural studies and feminism more...

  • Comparative Youth Cultureby Mike Brake

    Routledge 1985; US$ 55.95

    Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves. more...

  • Risk-Takersby Martin Plant; Moira Plant

    Routledge 1992; US$ 59.95

    Gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, illicit drug use and sexual activity, providing a challenging assessment of health education for young people. more...

  • Counselling Young Peopleby Ellen Noonan

    Routledge 1983; US$ 37.50

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  • Uncertain Masculinitiesby Mike O'Donnell; Sue Sharpe

    Routledge 2000; US$ 49.95

    This book takes a fascinating tour through the problems and opportunities facing teenage boys and young men, addressing one of the most important questions of our time: what does 'masculinity' mean today? more...

  • Young Europeans, Work and Familyby Julia Brannen; Susan Lewis; Anne Nilsen

    Routledge 2001; US$ 180.00

    Based on qualitative research with young people aged from 18 to 30 in five European countries, this book examines young peoples pathways to adulthood, and their perspectives on their future work and family lives. more...

  • Russia's Youth and its Cultureby Hilary Pilkington

    Routledge 1994; US$ 59.95

    Applies the methods of cultural studies research to Russian youth, deconstructing social discourse and providing an alternative reading based on unique ethnographic fieldwork from Moscow. more...

  • Take Action!by Marc Kielburger; Craig Kielburger

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 16.95

    * Raise awareness * Start a club * Use the media * Make a difference * Get involved * Choose an issue * Build a team * Have fun! Make a difference in your hometown and around the world! Inspired by the vision, spirit, and activities of thousands of kids working to improve the lives of others, Take Action! shows how you, too, can change the world. Authors Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger are the founders of Leaders Today, an organization dedicated to helping young people realize their fullest potential and become socially involved. Their remarkable work has been profiled on Oprah and on many national news shows, as well as in magazines and newspapers across the U.S. and Canada. Now, with Take Action!, they provide easy-to-follow guidelines... more...

  • Augusta, Goneby Martha Tod Dudman

    Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 15.99

    "I'm not telling you where I am. Don't try to find me." Remember Go Ask Alice? Augusta, Gone is the memoir Alice's mother never wrote. A single parent, Martha Tod Dudman is sure she is giving her two children the perfect life, sheltering them from the wild tumult of her own youth. But when Augusta turns fifteen, things start to happen: first the cigarette, then the blue pipe and the little bag Augusta says is aspirin. Just talking to her is like sticking your hand in the garbage disposal. Martha doesn't know if she's confronting adolescent behavior, craziness, her own failures as a parent -- or all three. Augusta, Gone is the story of a girl who is doing everything to hurt herself and a mother who would try anything to save her.... more...