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Young people making a life / Ani Wierenga ; foreword by Rob White.

By:

Wierenga, Ani [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: x, 243 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0230549284
9780230549289

Other title:

Making a life

Subject(s):

Youth -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Social conditions

DDC classification:

305.235099464 22

LOC classification:

HQ799.A82 T37 2009

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Growing Up: Global, Local, Rural -- 3. Making a Life in Myrtle Vale -- 4. Storying: Towards an Interpretive Framework -- 5. Negotiating Changes -- 6. Practices of Engagement -- 7. Resources -- 8. Resource Flows -- 9. Familiar Patterns and Transformations -- 11. Research and Theory as Grounded Social Practice.

Summary: "Against a backdrop of social inequalities and rapid social change, this book develops a useful way of thinking about contemporary young people's issues. Following a group of young people for 12 years, Ani Wierenga's longitudinal study uncovers insider insights and examines what helps them to establish meaning, livelihood and connectedness. It shows how their lives are shaped by their context, but also how they come to access the resources they need (or not), the importance of trust relationships, and the vital role of individual and shared stories. The book provides an integrated discussion of topics including young people's learning and work, their creativity, their wellbeing and their active citizenship."--Publisher's website.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-235) and index.

"Against a backdrop of social inequalities and rapid social change, this book develops a useful way of thinking about contemporary young people's issues. Following a group of young people for 12 years, Ani Wierenga's longitudinal study uncovers insider insights and examines what helps them to establish meaning, livelihood and connectedness. It shows how their lives are shaped by their context, but also how they come to access the resources they need (or not), the importance of trust relationships, and the vital role of individual and shared stories. The book provides an integrated discussion of topics including young people's learning and work, their creativity, their wellbeing and their active citizenship."--Publisher's website.

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