With recent attention to issues such as youth social exclusion poverty school underachievement school violence gang activity sexuality and youthâs interactions with media and the internet youth studies has emerged as a significant interdisciplinary field. It has moved beyond its roots in subcultural studies to encompass a diverse array of disciplines subfields and theoretical orientations. Yet no volume exists that systematically presents and puts into dialogue the fieldâs areas of focus and approaches to research. As a unique blend of reference guide conceptual dictionary and critical assessment Keywords in Youth Studies presents and historicizes the state of the field. It offers theoretically-informed analysis of key concepts and points to possibilities for youth studiesâ reconstruction. Contributors include internationally-renowned field experts who trace the origins movements and uses and meanings of keywords such as resistance youth violence surveillance and more. The blending of section essays with focused keywords offers beginning and advanced readers multiple points of entry into the text and connections across concepts. A must-read for graduate students faculty and researchers across a range of disciplines this extraordinary new book promotes new interdisciplinary approaches to youth research and advocacy. . Language: English