The Decline of Youth Clubs in the UK: Austerity, Social Breakdown and the Cost of Ignoring Young People
The decline of youth clubs in the UK is one of the austerity era’s quietest but most damaging failures. While […]
Culture and Identity, youth
youth
Sociology in the News
81% of young adults are furious, frustrated or angry about house prices
In 1980 50% of young adults aged between 18-34 owned their own homes. Today only 20% of young adults live
youth
The exploitation of young people in the UK
Millions of young people are exploited at work through unpaid trial shifts, lower minimum wages for example.
Culture and Identity
Neo-Tribes
Neo-tribes based on chosen lifestyles and reflect the shift to postmodern society,
Culture and Identity
Modern and Postmodern Subcultures
modern subcultures have strong boundaries and high commitment, postmodern subcultures are weaker and more fragmented.
Culture and Identity
Sarah Thornton: Club Cultures
Club cultures in the early 1990s are maybe best characterised as neo-tribes.
Culture and Identity
Neo-marxist theories of youth subcultures
A summary of the Birmingham Centre for Cultural Studies neo-marxist approach to youth subcultures.
Culture and Identity
The Transition from Youth to Adulthood in Modern Britain
youth transitions in postmodern society are full of uncertain choices and constrained by government policy and social class.
Contemporary Sociology
16-24 year olds hit hardest by Coronavirus Pandemic
How has coronavirus affected the young?