No Space of their Own by Rob White

No Space of their Own by Rob White

This book was first published in 1990. In Australia, as in other Western societies, young people are facing a crisis. Structural changes in the economy have fundamentally altered the transition from child to adult. Many young people must choose between exploited labour and crime. Rob White cuts through the political rhetoric and media images of young people, and exposes the underlying trends of society's response to the 'youth problem'. He shows how well-meaning programmes intended to 'help' young people in fact serve as agents of social control, reducing and regulating the space they can occupy. All around Australia, governments are treating the symptoms but ignoring the causes. The school system, training programmes, youth workers, campaigns against drug abuse and crime - all exert pressure on young people to conform to the demands of a society in which they have no say.

Rob White is a Criminology Professor at the University of Tasmania's School of Sociology and Social Work. He is also the Director of the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies and the Criminology Research Unit.

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ISBN 13	9780521377782
ISBN 10	0521377781
Title	No Space of their Own
Author	Rob White
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1990-04-09
Number of pages	252
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