ISBN:
9781134650811
,
1134650817
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (pages cm)
Series Statement:
Critical youth studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sukarieh, Mayssoun Youth Rising? The Politics of Youth in the Global Economy : The Politics of Youth in the Global Economy
DDC:
305.235
Keywords:
EDUCATION / General
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
;
Capitalism
;
Political participation
;
Social justice
;
Student loans
;
Young adults / Employment
;
Young adults / Political activity
;
Youth / Employment
;
Youth movements
;
Youth / Political activity
;
Jugend
;
Kapitalismus
;
Youth Political activity
;
Young adults Political activity
;
Youth movements Employment
;
Political participation Employment
;
Capitalism
;
Social justice
;
Youth
;
Young adults
;
Student loans
Description / Table of Contents:
"Youth Rising? traces and analyzes the significance of youth as a social category. Unlike other studies that consider youth through the experiences of individuals, this book examines youth as a collective and symbolic group, whose definition has expanded to encompass a greater range of ages and cultural identities. Set against the backdrop of the contemporary political economy, Youth Rising? argues that the spread of global neoloberalism is responsible for the increasing salience of youth on the global scene. The authors begin by demonstrating how youth has become embraced as a category that displaces alternative forms of identity and conveniently depoliticizes more divisive social categories. Employing both theoretical and historical analysis, they trace the development of youth within the context of capitalism, where it ultimately becomes a category for social control. However, this book also examines the overlapping phenomena of youth unemployment and student debt to show how youth issues are highly politicized, looking at specific, recent uprisings such as the Arab Spring in which youth have played a central role. Through a rigorous theoretical study that is both global and multidisciplinary in scope, Youth Rising? ultimately draws conclusions about the relationship between youth and social change"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The Neoliberal Embrace of Youth -- Youth and Capitalism in History -- The Spectre of Youth Unemployment -- Youth as a Revolutionary Subject? -- Education, Protest & the Continuing Extension of Youth
Note:
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 10, 2014)
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