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How do young people get by in hard times and hard places? Have they become a 'lost generation' disconnected from society's mainstream? Do popular ideas about social exclusion or a welfare dependent underclass really connect with the lived experiences of the so-called 'disaffected', 'disengaged' and 'difficult-to-reach'? Based on close-up research with young men and women from localities suffering social exclusion in extreme form, Disconnected Youth? will appeal to all those who are interested in understanding and tackling the problems of growing up in Britain's poor neighbourhoods.
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ROBERT MACDONALD is Professor of Sociology at the University of Teesside. He has long-standing research interests in the consequences of social and economic change for individuals, families and communities. He has co-authored and edited several books and reports about young people and youth issues, including Risky Business? Youth and Enterprise Culture (1991), Youth, the 'Underclass' and Social Exclusion (1997), Snakes and Ladders (2000) and Poor Transitions (2004).
JANE MARSH studied sociology at Edinburgh University. After working for the Careers Service, she then moved to the University of Teesside to work as the key researcher on the Disconnected Youth? project. She has co-authored several conference papers and journal articles on young people and social exclusion. She has more recently worked for Teesside Probation Service and is now a primary school teacher.
JANE MARSH studied sociology at Edinburgh University. After working for the Careers Service, she then moved to the University of Teesside to work as the key researcher on the Disconnected Youth? project. She has co-authored several conference papers and journal articles on young people and social exclusion. She has more recently worked for Teesside Probation Service and is now a primary school teacher.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Disconnected Youth?
Book Subtitle: Growing up in Britain’s Poor in Neighbourhoods
Authors: Robert MacDonald, Jane Marsh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230511750
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Robert MacDonald and Jane Marsh 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-0486-7Published: 01 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-0487-4Published: 01 August 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51175-0Published: 01 August 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Care, Sociology, general