Originally published in 1966, this is a sociological study of boys
growing up in East London. Previous books from the Institute of
Community Studies had looked at the lives of other residents of
Bethnal Green – couples with young children, middle-aged ‘Mums’,
old people, widows. Now the subject is adolescent boys – a study of
them not in isolation nor primarily as a ‘problem’ group but as
young people moving between childhood and adulthood in the setting of
a particular local community. What is it like to grow up in a district
like Bethnal Green? How do the boys adjust to the process? What part
is played by school, work, youth club, family? What are the boys’
relationships with their fellows and with girls? Where does
delinquency fit in? To help answer such questions, a sample of 246
boys aged 14 to 20 were interviewed. The statistical analysis of this
survey has been supplemented by illustrative material from diaries,
tape-recorded interviews, and informal observation. The outcome is a
vivid account, much of it in the boys’ own words, which was rather
different from some popular views of contemporary adolescence at the
time. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.
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ISBN
9781000813807
Publisert
2022
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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