Billy trains his two dogs in the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country to be the finest hunting team in the valley proving loyalty and bravery in the face of danger.
Sexuality, sport and the culture of risk
This work examines the urgent social and cultural questions faced by the young today, exploring the relationship between new experiences of selfhood and new patterns of social life through encounters with a diverse group of young people.
Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on intervie…
This monograph deals with the sweeping emergence of the Tablighi Jama'at - a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has its origins in the reformist tradition that emerged in India in the mid-nineteenth century - in the Gambia in the past decade. It explores how a moveme…
In this remarkable account, certain to stir the interest of educators, counselors, parents, and people in all types of business as well as young people themselves, Neil Howe and William Strauss introduce the nation to a powerful new generation: the Millennials. They will also ex…
The theme of this volume is an outgrowth of one of the Section sponsored sessions at the 2006 ASA meetings in Montreal; ""Children and Youth Speak for Themselves."" The volume is a collection of articles from scholars who pay particular attention to children and/or adolescents' …
How hackers, innovators, and icons accelerate success.
The sociology of youth and adolescence
by Musgrove, Frank, Cloward, Richard A., Eppel, E. M., (Emanuel Montague), Eppel, M., (May), Ohlin, Lloyd E., Richardson, Elizabeth, Fleming, C. M., (Charlotte Mary), Tash, M. Joan, Carlebach, Julius, Kastell, Jean, Heywood, Jean S., (Jean Schofield), Glueck, Sheldon, Becker, Howard Paul, Friedlander, Kate, Goetschius, George W.
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"From Revolution to Revelation offers a new paradigm for Cultural Studies. Tara Brabazon explores our understanding of our own past and the collective past we share with others through popular culture. She investigates Generation X, the 'post-youth' generation born between 1961 …
What Politics? Youth and Political Engagement in Africa' examines the diverse experiences of being young in today's Africa. It offers new perspectives to the roles and positions young people take to change their life conditions both within and beyond the formal political structu…
The founder of Encore.org traces his thirty-year quest to meet the challenges of a society with more older than younger members, sharing insights into longevity, age segregation, and the experiences of remarkable, everyday people. "Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman tells…