How do young people get by in hard times and hard places? Have they become a 'lost generation' disconnected from society's mainstream? Do popular ideas about social exclusion or a welfare dependent underclass really connect with the lived experiences of the so-called 'disaffected', 'disengaged' and 'difficult-to-reach'? Based on close-up research with young men and women from localities suffering social exclusion in extreme form, Disconnected Youth? will appeal to all those who are interested in understanding and tackling the problems of growing up in Britain's poor neighbourhoods.
Introduction Social Exclusion and the Underclass: Debates and Issues Young People, Transitions and Social Change: Researching Disconnected Youth Missing School: Educational Engagement and Youth Transitions in Poor Neighbourhoods Street Corner Society: Leisure Careers and Social Exclusion Paths to Work? Encounters with Youth Training, New Deal and Further Education Getting Jobs: The Status of Work in Poor Neighbourhoods Becoming and Being a Young Parent: Family Careers in Poor Neighbourhoods Housing Careers and the Significance of Place Journeys to the Margins: Drug and Criminal Careers Disconnected Youth? Conclusions Bibliography Index
