Researching Youth Andy Bennett Mark Cieslik Steven Miles Palgrave Connect Online Service by Andy Bennett; Mark Cieslik; Steven Miles; Palgrave Connect (online Service) 9780230522466, 9781280563065, 0230522467, 1280563060 instant download after payment.

Young People's lives arguably exist at the cutting edge of social change and as such youth research presents a particluar set of challenges for the social researcher. Researching Youth presents a series of case studies outlining the difficulties, rewards and insights characteristic of contemporary youth research. Featuring contributions from some of the leading current youth researchers across a range of disciplines, this collection includes chapters on: the benefits of ethnography; research on young people's drug use and drug education; researching young people's bodies; political dimensions of youth research; the value of comparative European youth research; researching young people in dance club settings; critically reflexive action research; young people as consumers and young people and music. Drawing on fascinating case studies throughout, this book will be essential reading for students and academics interested in researching young people's lives. Read more... Introduction: Contemporary Youth Research: Issues, Controversies and Dilemmas / M. Cieslik -- The Sociology of Youth, Problems, Priorities and Methods / K. Roberts -- Mods and Shockers: Youth Culture Research in Britain / P. Cohen -- Framing Youth: Reviewing Locally Commissioned Research on Young People, Drug Use and Drug Education / M. Jones, J. Orme & F. Starkey -- Onions and Apples: Problems with Comparative European Youth Research / F. Cartmel -- Empowering Youth in Research and Social Processes Using Critically Reflexive Action Research: Learning From Practice / B. Percy-Smith & S. Weil -- Ethnography in Practice: A Case Study Illustration; R. Edmond -- Researching Young Women's Bodies: Values, Dilemmas and Contradictions / L. Frost -- E-heads Versus Beer Monsters: Researching Young People's Substance Misuse in Dance Club Settings / K. Moore -- Double Exposure: Exploring the Social and Political Relations of Ethnographic Youth Research / R.G. Hollands -- Researching Young People as Consumers: Can and Should We Ask Them Why? / S. Miles -- The Use of 'Insider' Knowledge in Ethnographic Research on Contemporary Youth Music Scenes / A. Bennett -- Bibliography -- Index