This book provides an updated and fresh introduction to recent
theoretical developments in youth studies. It expands upon these
developments and introduces new discussions and perspectives. It
presents three central theoretical traditions in youth studies, and
explores the possibilities of redefining some of the central concepts,
but also of combining different theoretical perspectives. After
depicting the theoretical landscape of youth studies, the book explores
generations and new subjectivities. Next, it examines subcultures and
transitional spaces, mediatization and learning processes. One chapter
is set aside for a discussion on the body, the self and habitus, and
this is followed by a chapter on postcolonial spaces. Before presenting
its conclusions, the book delves into the development of youth studies,
theory and everyday life. All together the book taps into what is
happening in the everyday lives of young people, and employs a
methodology that can be used to create bridges between young people's
voices and experiences on the one hand and societal and cultural
transformations on the other.