Contemporary Youth Research

A major new resource book for academics and students of youth studies, this work offers a rare comparative review of a field which is often focused on the local or national situation. Drawing together authors from across the world, the book combines assessments of the theory, methodology and practice of youth research, and the impact of globalization on this field of study. A particular strength of the text is its exploration of theoretical issues of globalization through substantial pieces of empirical work, some of which cover regions frequently overlooked in the international youth research scene, such as South East Asia and Eastern Europe. Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part I Overview of Youth Research Globally: Conceptualizing and theorizing youth: global perspectives, Vappu Tyyskä; Youth research in Europe, Helena Helve, Carmen Leccardi and Siyka Kovacheva; Youth research in Africa, David Everatt; Trends in youth studies in (English-speaking) North America, James Côté; The socio-cultural construction of youth in Latin America: achievements and failures, Carles Feixa Pampols and Yanko González Cangas; Contemporary trends in youth and juvenile studies in China, Jin Zhikun and Yang Xiong; Youth research in Australia and New Zealand, Johanna Wyn. Part II Current Trends in Youth Research: Topic area 1, Education, Technology and Work: Biographical turning points in young people's transitions to work across Europe, Manuela du Bois-Reymond and Barbara Stauber; Texting as style: preliminary observations on cellular phone use among Filipino college students, Clarence M. Batan; Risk among youth in modern Russia: problems and trends, Julia A. Zubok; An attempt to reverse the failure of rural youth development in South Africa, David Everatt, Sipho Shezi and Ross Jennings; Cross-cultural understanding: service-learning in college coursework, Gunilla Holm and Paul Farber; Topic area 2, Youth Engagement: Latina/o youth contest for equity in the public school system in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles: a political and theoretical perspective, Fazila Bhimji; Young people's civic engagement. The need for new perspectives, Henk Vinken; Learning to destroy the world: western schooling and the natural environment, Thomas Ray; Topic area 3, Culture and identity in a culturally diverse and global world; 'Remaking citizens': perspectives from the lived temporalities of four Singaporean youths, Yen Yen Joyceln Woo; Mobilizing a lesbian identity as a means for educational achievement: Mizrachi lesbians in Israel, Liora Gvion and Diana Luzzatto; Cool nostalgia: Indian American youth culture and the politics of authenticity, Sunaina Maira; Teenage pregnancy in Mexico: why the panic?, Noemi Ehrenfeld Lenkiewicz; Index.