Youth and society: Exploring the social dynamics of youth experience.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Youth and society: Exploring the social dynamics of youth experience, by Rob White and Johanna Wyn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, 2004. Price: $44.95.

This Australian textbook provides a comprehensive overview of young people's lives in contemporary society. The authors aim to provide an understanding of the effects of social structure on young people, and the ways in which young people's identities are shaped. Part One, Social Divisions, examines class inequality and community resources; gender, sexuality and social difference; race and ethnicity; and young people …