Synopses & Reviews
Written in a clear and accessible style, this book presents a broad ranging enquiry into various methodological issues associated with contemporary youth research. Chapters cover a variety of topical areas, including youth transitions, youth in care, drugs, consumption and music. Featuring studies by new and established youth researchers, this book will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and also those carrying out more advanced research, in the fields of sociology, social policy, health studies, cultural and media studies.
About the Author
Andy Bennett is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey.
Mark Cieslik is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Teesside.
Steven Miles is Head of Research at the Centre for Cultural Policy and Management at the University of Northumbria.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Contemporary Youth Research: Issues, Controversies and Dilemmas--M.Cieslik
* Part 1: Youth Research In Context * The Sociology of Youth, Problems, Priorities and Methods--K.Roberts * Mods and Shockers: Youth Culture Research in Britain--
P.Cohen *
Part 2: Principles of Practice * Framing Youth: Reviewing Locally Commissioned Research on Young People, Drug Use and Drug Education--M.Jones, J.Orme & F.Starkey * Onions and Apples: Problems with Comparative European Youth Research--F.Cartmel * Empowering Youth in Research and Social Processes Using Critically Reflexive Action Research: Learning From Practice--B.Percy-Smith & S.Weil *
Part 3: In the Field * Ethnography in Practice: A Case Study Illustration--R.Edmond * Researching Young Women's Bodies: Values, Dilemmas and Contradictions--L.Frost * E-heads Versus Beer Monsters: Researching Young People's Substance Misuse in Dance Club Settings--K.Moore *
Part 4: Issues in Ethnography * Double Exposure: Exploring the Social and Political Relations of Ethnographic Youth Research--R.G.Hollands * Researching Young People as Consumers: Can and Should We Ask Them Why?--S.Miles * The Use of 'Insider' Knowledge in Ethnographic Research on Contemporary Youth Music Scenes--A.Bennett * Bibliography * Index