Rethinking Youth Peter L. Benson Advanced Marathoning gives ambitious marathoners

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Rethinking Youth Peter L. Benson Advanced Marathoning gives ambitious marathonersThis text offers a critique of mainstream conceptions of youth, the programmes and strategies designed for "at risk" young people, and policy development in youth affairs. The authors challenge conventional wisdoms, providing a systematic overview of the major perspectives in youth studies. They demonstrate how the concept of youth involves a tension between the social significance of age and the significance of other social divisions. Using examples