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The failure of current policy to address important quality of life issues for urban youth remains a substantial barrier to civic participation, educational... 
Sociology, Social Studies | Social work with youth | Urban Studies | Multicultural Education | Education Policy & Politics | Secondary Education | Political activity | Youth | Community development | United States | Community-based social services

Young people are regularly posited as a threat to social order and Deconstructing Youth explores why. Applying Derridean deconstruction to case studies on... 
Youth | Problem youth | Social discrimination | Children's Studies | Sociology of Childhood, Youth and Age | Urban communities | Media Studies | Sociology of Culture and the Media | Youth Culture | Age groups: adolescents | Media and Cultural Theory | Age groups | Ageing and Gerontology | Sociology, Urban | Childhood, Adolescence and Society | Cultural Studies | Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging | Social Structure, Social Inequality | Urban Studies/Sociology | Cultural and Media Studies

"This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents' lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished... 
Academic achievement | Youth with social disabilities | Youth development | Urban youth | Education | Social conditions | Adolescent Development | Educational Psychology | EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects

Few issues attract greater concern and censure than those that surround youth 'gangs'. Paradoxically, youth researchers have conventionally been reluctant to... 
Urban youth | Juvenile delinquency | Gangs | Social conditions | Youth Justice | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Crime Control | Youth Offending and Youth Justice | Violent Crime - Forms of Crime | Criminal Justice History | Youth Culture | Delinquency | Violent Crime | Criminal Justice | Urban youth - Great Britain - History

This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social... 
Research | Gang members | Criminal behavior | Youth and violence | Gangs | Anthropology | Youth | Violence | Masculinity in popular culture | Subculture

Argentina's youth are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky... 
Youth | Social conditions | Argentina | Young adults | LIFE SKILLS | HEALTHY LIFESTYLE | UNPROTECTED INTERCOURSE | CITIZENSHIP | YOUTH POLICIES | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | ECONOMIC GROWTH | GOOD GOVERNANCE | PUBLIC POLICY | RISKY SEX | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | LONGER LIFE | PREGNANCIES | EARLY CHILDHOOD | HEALTH SERVICES | OLDER WOMEN | URBAN AREAS | PREGNANCY OUTCOMES | EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION | YOUTH POPULATION | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE | MORTALITY | FEMALE LABOR FORCE | SOCIAL DIFFERENCES | YOUNG MEN | CHILD CARE | TOLERANCE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | SEXUAL ABUSE | SCHOOLS | DROPOUT | VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE | CONDOM | DRUG ADDICTION | PERCEPTIONS OF RISK | YOUNG GIRL | YOUTH VIOLENCE | FAMILY STRUCTURE | WORKING-AGE POPULATION | LIVE BIRTHS | FORMAL EDUCATION | DRUG USE | YOUTH POLICY | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | DRUG ABUSE | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CONTRACEPTIVE USE | RISKY BEHAVIOR | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | MATERNAL HEALTH | DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES | ADOLESCENT | JOB CREATION | PREVENTION EFFORTS | EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY | FAMILIES | POPULATION FUND | DISABILITY | HUMAN RIGHTS | HEALTH INTERVENTIONS | ILLEGAL DRUGS | SUBSTANCE USE | CHILDBEARING | NATIONAL POLICY | LABOR MARKET | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | STATE POLICIES | PRIMARY SCHOOL | RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | JOB SECURITY | WAGES | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES | POOR HOUSEHOLDS | LABOR SUPPLY | YOUTH PARTICIPATION | RURAL AREAS | SMOKING | CONTRACEPTION | RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS | HEALTH RISKS | AGE DISTRIBUTION | PROGRESS | SECONDARY EDUCATION | URBAN POPULATION | PREMATURE DEATH | SPILLOVER | YOUTH TRAINING | MIGRATION | DEPRESSION | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | FERTILITY RATE | ROAD SAFETY | SELF-ESTEEM | YOUNG WORKERS | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION | VIOLENCE | FAMILY PLANNING | YOUNG PEOPLE | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT | TOBACCO USE | NEW INFECTIONS | TEEN | BIRTH RATES | TOBACCO USE IN ADOLESCENTS | SEXUAL INITIATION | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | VICTIMS | PREVENTION STRATEGIES | BIRTH CONTROL | DECLINES IN FERTILITY | ALCOHOL | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | SECONDARY SCHOOL | MINORITY | WORKFORCE | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | ALCOHOL USE | MOTHER | SUBSTANCE ABUSE | DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | PREGNANCY RATES | DISSEMINATION | NUTRITION | RISK BEHAVIORS | YOUNG PERSON | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | PUBLIC HEALTH | FERTILITY DECLINE | RISK FACTORS | SOCIAL CHANGE | YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS | INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION | IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME | YOUNG WOMEN | DRUGS | MORTALITY RATE | SOCIAL SCIENCES | CHILD MALTREATMENT | BIRTHS | LIFELONG LEARNING | TEEN PREGNANCIES | JUVENILE JUSTICE | ELDERLY | ADOLESCENCE | HOUSEHOLD POVERTY | DISEASES | HIV | PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN | LEGAL STATUS | MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS | YOUTH HEALTH | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | ADOLESCENT FERTILITY | ROAD TRAFFIC | SOCIAL SERVICES | CAREGIVERS | INFECTIONS | SEXUAL ACTIVITIES | BASIC HUMAN RIGHT | SCHOOL STUDENTS | UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES | EARLY PREGNANCY | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | LEVELS OF EDUCATION | RESPECT | INFORMATION SERVICES | ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE | LIFE EXPECTANCY | DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION | LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES | POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | ADULTHOOD | CONSISTENT CONDOM USE | USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES | POVERTY REDUCTION | UNFPA | TOBACCO | USE OF DRUGS | WORK EXPERIENCE | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | TEENAGE MOTHERHOOD | YOUTH | ILLITERACY | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | LABOR FORCE | POPULATION SIZE | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | TEENAGERS | SEX EDUCATION | LITERACY RATE | CHILD MORTALITY | HUMAN CAPITAL | UNPROTECTED SEX | OLD GIRL | HIGH-RISK | ABORTION | YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | UNEMPLOYMENT | YOUNG WOMAN | CHILD COHORT | SEXUAL BEHAVIORS | JOB TRAINING | YOUNG AGES | BOTH SEXES | REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS | YOUNG MALES | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS | LOCAL DEVELOPMENT | YOUTH LITERACY | INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION | CIVIC PARTICIPATION | ECONOMIC CHANGES | UNSAFE ABORTION | TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS | CYCLE OF POVERTY | SOCIAL AFFAIRS | ALCOHOLISM | FAMILY FORMATION | EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION

The report aims to gain a better understanding of youth employment outcomes in the hope of crafting more sound and responsive policies. The first part of this... 
Gambia Economic conditions | Youth | Employment | Technical education | Vocational education | Social conditions | 1965 | Gambia | Economic conditions | INFORMAL SECTOR | BIRTH RATES | CURRICULUM | CHILD LABOR | LABOR MARKETS | EDUCATION SYSTEM | PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS | WAGE PREMIUM | RETAIL TRADE | YOUTH LABOR | EMPLOYABILITY | SCHOOL AGE | CREATIVE THINKING | PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | EMPLOYMENT STATUS | FORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM | REMEDIAL EDUCATION | AREA OF SKILLS | CONTINUING EDUCATION | SECONDARY SCHOOL | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | INSTRUCTION | BIRTH RATE | BASIC EDUCATION | PRIVATE SECTOR | MARITAL STATUS | TRAINING DELIVERY | JOB SEARCH | LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS | PASS RATE | EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | GENDER GAP | HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION | PRODUCTION WORKERS | SCHOOL SYSTEM | CRAFTSMEN | HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS | MANPOWER | YOUTH POPULATION | TUITION | MORTALITY | VOCATIONAL EDUCATION | ACCESS TO TRAINING | CURRICULA | UNEMPLOYED | TRAINING CENTERS | PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS | RURAL WORKERS | SCHOOLS | VOCATIONAL TRAINING | APPRENTICESHIP | EDUCATION SECTOR | SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION | QUALITY EDUCATION | YOUTH INVOLVEMENT | YOUNG WOMEN | EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS | PUBLIC SCHOOL | AGE GROUP | EMPLOYMENT GROWTH | HIGHER GRADES | RURAL YOUTH | URBAN YOUTH | IN-SERVICE TRAINING | INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION | ENTERPRISE TRAINING | SCHOOL FEES | EMPLOYEE | ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING | TRAINING PROGRAMS | NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT | FORMAL EDUCATION | ADOLESCENCE | FORMAL LABOR MARKET | TECHNICAL EDUCATION | ADULT WORKERS | OCCUPATIONS | JOB EXPERIENCE | JOBS | LOW EMPLOYMENT | GENDER BIAS | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | OCCUPATION | LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT | SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | PRIMARY EDUCATION | TRAINEES | HIGHER EDUCATION | EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT | PRIVATE PROVISION | REGISTRATION FEES | EMPLOYABLE SKILLS | MALE COUNTERPARTS | NUMBER OF SCHOOLS | WORKER | NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY | LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION | HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION | JOB CREATION | UNEMPLOYED PERSON | FAMILIES | LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS | NEEDS OF YOUTH | ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE | EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY | VOCATIONAL SKILLS | EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE | ADULT EMPLOYMENT | PROVISION OF TECHNICAL | CLASSROOM | PRIVATE TRAINING | ADULTHOOD | WORKING CHILDREN | EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES | JOB SEEKERS | TRAINING CENTER | EDUCATION EXPENDITURE | INTERNATIONAL MARKETS | LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION | LABOR MARKET | PRIVATE PROVIDERS | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | RURAL LABOR | EDUCATION PROGRAMS | LOCAL LABOR MARKET | YOUTH | BRAIN DRAIN | COGNITIVE SKILLS | SUPPLIERS | YOUNG ADULTS | SCHOOL FACILITIES | ACQUISITION OF SKILLS | LABOR FORCE | LABOR MARKET INFORMATION | LIFE-LONG LEARNING | TRAINING PROVIDERS | EDUCATION FOR ALL | MORAL IMPERATIVE | WAGES | QUALITY ASSURANCE | TEENAGERS | LABOR MARKET OUTCOME | AGRICULTURAL TRAINING | LABOR SUPPLY | CONSUMER PRICE INDEX | SKILLS TRAINING | RURAL AREAS | NATIONAL EDUCATION | HOUSEHOLD SURVEY | HUMAN CAPITAL | ENROLLMENT | Microdata Set | NEEDS ASSESSMENT | PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT | SECONDARY EDUCATION | LEARNERS | EMPLOYMENT TRAINING | EMPLOYMENT INCREASES | TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES | YOUTH TRAINING | AGE GROUPS | TEACHING | YOUTH WORK | DOMESTIC MARKET | FEMALE YOUTH | MERCHANTS | HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS | SCHOOLING | LABOR DEMAND | RURAL CHILDREN | ILLITERATE ADULTS | SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT | YOUNG WORKERS | SKILLS ACQUISITION | PRIME AGE | YOUNG PEOPLE | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT | LABOUR | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS | NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Argentina's youth are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky... 
Youth | Social conditions | Argentina | Young adults | LIFE SKILLS | HEALTHY LIFESTYLE | UNPROTECTED INTERCOURSE | CITIZENSHIP | YOUTH POLICIES | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | ECONOMIC GROWTH | GOOD GOVERNANCE | PUBLIC POLICY | RISKY SEX | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | LONGER LIFE | PREGNANCIES | EARLY CHILDHOOD | HEALTH SERVICES | OLDER WOMEN | URBAN AREAS | PREGNANCY OUTCOMES | EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION | YOUTH POPULATION | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE | MORTALITY | FEMALE LABOR FORCE | SOCIAL DIFFERENCES | YOUNG MEN | CHILD CARE | TOLERANCE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | SEXUAL ABUSE | SCHOOLS | DROPOUT | VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE | CONDOM | DRUG ADDICTION | PERCEPTIONS OF RISK | YOUNG GIRL | YOUTH VIOLENCE | FAMILY STRUCTURE | WORKING-AGE POPULATION | LIVE BIRTHS | FORMAL EDUCATION | DRUG USE | YOUTH POLICY | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | DRUG ABUSE | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CONTRACEPTIVE USE | RISKY BEHAVIOR | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | MATERNAL HEALTH | DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES | ADOLESCENT | JOB CREATION | PREVENTION EFFORTS | EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY | FAMILIES | POPULATION FUND | DISABILITY | HUMAN RIGHTS | HEALTH INTERVENTIONS | ILLEGAL DRUGS | SUBSTANCE USE | CHILDBEARING | NATIONAL POLICY | LABOR MARKET | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | STATE POLICIES | PRIMARY SCHOOL | RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | JOB SECURITY | WAGES | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES | POOR HOUSEHOLDS | LABOR SUPPLY | YOUTH PARTICIPATION | RURAL AREAS | SMOKING | CONTRACEPTION | RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS | HEALTH RISKS | AGE DISTRIBUTION | PROGRESS | SECONDARY EDUCATION | URBAN POPULATION | PREMATURE DEATH | SPILLOVER | YOUTH TRAINING | MIGRATION | DEPRESSION | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | FERTILITY RATE | ROAD SAFETY | SELF-ESTEEM | YOUNG WORKERS | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION | VIOLENCE | FAMILY PLANNING | YOUNG PEOPLE | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT | TOBACCO USE | NEW INFECTIONS | TEEN | BIRTH RATES | TOBACCO USE IN ADOLESCENTS | SEXUAL INITIATION | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | VICTIMS | PREVENTION STRATEGIES | BIRTH CONTROL | DECLINES IN FERTILITY | ALCOHOL | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | SECONDARY SCHOOL | MINORITY | WORKFORCE | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | ALCOHOL USE | MOTHER | SUBSTANCE ABUSE | DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | PREGNANCY RATES | DISSEMINATION | NUTRITION | RISK BEHAVIORS | YOUNG PERSON | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | PUBLIC HEALTH | FERTILITY DECLINE | RISK FACTORS | SOCIAL CHANGE | YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS | INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION | IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME | YOUNG WOMEN | DRUGS | MORTALITY RATE | SOCIAL SCIENCES | CHILD MALTREATMENT | BIRTHS | LIFELONG LEARNING | TEEN PREGNANCIES | JUVENILE JUSTICE | ELDERLY | ADOLESCENCE | HOUSEHOLD POVERTY | DISEASES | HIV | PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN | LEGAL STATUS | MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS | YOUTH HEALTH | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | ADOLESCENT FERTILITY | ROAD TRAFFIC | SOCIAL SERVICES | CAREGIVERS | INFECTIONS | SEXUAL ACTIVITIES | BASIC HUMAN RIGHT | SCHOOL STUDENTS | UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES | EARLY PREGNANCY | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | LEVELS OF EDUCATION | RESPECT | INFORMATION SERVICES | ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE | LIFE EXPECTANCY | DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION | LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES | POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | ADULTHOOD | CONSISTENT CONDOM USE | USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES | POVERTY REDUCTION | UNFPA | TOBACCO | USE OF DRUGS | WORK EXPERIENCE | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | TEENAGE MOTHERHOOD | YOUTH | ILLITERACY | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | LABOR FORCE | POPULATION SIZE | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | TEENAGERS | SEX EDUCATION | LITERACY RATE | CHILD MORTALITY | HUMAN CAPITAL | UNPROTECTED SEX | OLD GIRL | HIGH-RISK | ABORTION | YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | UNEMPLOYMENT | YOUNG WOMAN | CHILD COHORT | SEXUAL BEHAVIORS | JOB TRAINING | YOUNG AGES | BOTH SEXES | REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS | YOUNG MALES | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS | LOCAL DEVELOPMENT | YOUTH LITERACY | INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION | CIVIC PARTICIPATION | ECONOMIC CHANGES | UNSAFE ABORTION | TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS | CYCLE OF POVERTY | SOCIAL AFFAIRS | ALCOHOLISM | FAMILY FORMATION | EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION

Counterculture | England, North East Moral conditions | Recreation | Social life and customs | Youth and violence | Attitudes | Youth | Urban youth | Social conditions | Urban violence | Subculture

Youth crime is simultaneously a social problem and an intrinsic part of consumer culture: while images of gangs and gangsters are used to sell global... 
Great Britain | Marginality, Social | Juvenile delinquency | Youth with social disabilities | Urban youth | Problem youth | Social aspects | Government policy | England, Northern | Social conditions

What does it mean to be young, to be economically disadvantaged, and to be subject to constant surveillance both from the formal agencies of the state and from... 
Youth | Urban youth | Social aspects | Globalization | Social conditions | Youth Culture | Education Policy & Politics | Sociology of Education | Urban youth - Social conditions - 21st century | Urban poor

In White Kids, Mary Bucholtz investigates how white teenagers use language to display identities based on race and youth culture. Focusing on three youth... 
Teenagers | Language | Language and culture | Children, White | Racial Relations | Racial Differences | Whites | California | Racial Identification | Fear | Conflict | Social Structure | High School Students | Language Usage | Adolescents | Urban Schools | Culture

Jews | Muslim youth | Attitudes | Muslim men | Europe, Western Ethnic relationsHistory | Urban youth | Antisemitism | Public opinion | History