| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 224 pages 24 cm) |
| Contents |
Introduction--contemporary youth identities in context -- Working to live : contemproary youth indenties and labour markets -- Instrumentalism in relationships, culture, and education -- Young people, the culture industry, and the night-time economy -- Alcohol, violence, and the drudgery of seeking pleasure -- Victims' stories -- Perpetrators' stories -- Policemen's stories |
| Summary |
Using insider accounts, this title presents the underlying causes and meanings of violence. Interviews with the police, the perpetrators, and the victims of violence depict the complex emotions that surround the perpetration and resolution of crime. It shows that a new approach is needed to deal with nihilism and escalating hostility |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Counterculture -- England, North East.
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Subculture -- England, North East.
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Urban violence -- England, North East.
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Urban youth -- Recreation -- England, North East.
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Youth and violence -- England, North East.
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Youth -- England, North East -- Attitudes.
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Youth -- England, North East -- Social conditions.
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Youth -- England, North East -- Social life and customs.
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England, North East -- Moral conditions.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Steve, 1955-
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| LC no. |
2006007278 |
| ISBN |
1847882250 (electronic bk.) |
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9781847882257 (electronic bk.) |
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