ISBN:
9780415376938
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
Parallel Title:
Print version Children, Youth and the City
DDC:
305.23091732
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
More than half of the global and around eighty per cent of the western population grow up in cities. Here, Horschelmann and van Blerk provide a vivid picture of children and youths in the city, how they make sense of it and how they appropriate it through their social actions. Considering the causes and forms of social inequalities in relation to class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, ability and geographical location, this book discusses specific issues such as poverty, homelessness and work. Each chapter draws on examples and cases from both the developed and developing world, and throughout t
Description / Table of Contents:
Children, Youth and the City; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Imagining children and youth in the city; Chapter 3 The causes and effects of social inequalities on children and youth in the city; Chapter 4 Growing up in the city; Chapter 5 Globalisation and youth culture; Chapter 6 Participation and active citizenship in the city; Chapter 7 Conclusion; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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