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Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out : kids living and learning with …
An examination of young people's everyday new media practices—including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there…
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- 9780262518543
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- 440 hlm
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- 302.23108350973
Demographic and family transition in Southeast Asia
This open access book presents the trends and patterns of demographic and family changes from all eleven countries in the region for the past 50 years. The rich data are coupled with historical, cultural and policy background to facilitate an understanding of the changes that families in Southeast Asia have been going through. The book is structured into two parts. Part A includes three se…
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- 1
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- 9783030856793
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- xiii, 112p.; ill.
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- 304.620959 DEM y
Wohnen und Gesundheit im Alter
Vor dem Hintergrund der demographischen Entwicklung unserer Gesellschaft nimmt der Open-Access-Sammelband die Wohnsituation älterer Menschen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der gesundheitlichen Situation in den Blick. Lebensqualität, Wohlbefinden, Teilhabe sowie Autonomie und Selbstbestimmung älterer Menschen stehen dabei im Mittelpunkt.
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- Ed. 1
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- 9783658343866
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- IX, 285
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- 613.0438 Woh
Youth suicide prevention and intervention
This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics, including suicide epidemiology, suicide risk detection in school and medical settings, critical cultural considerations, and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research on emerging discoveries …
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- Springer Cham
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- xvi; 169; ill.
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- 362.280835 YOU y
Diasporic Hallyu : The Korean Wave in Korean Canadian Youth Culture
This open access book examines the lived experiences of diasporic Korean youth in light of the transnational flows of South Korean popular culture, known as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu. Drawing on an ethnographic study of Korean Canadian youth and their engagement with the Korean Wave, the book proposes a critical understanding of the interactions between diasporic youth audiences and popular cu…
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- 9783030949648
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- xii, 152 p.
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- 306.095 DIA K
Youth, Identity, and Digital Media
Contributors discuss how growing up in a world saturated with digital media affects the development of young people's individual and social identities.As young people today grow up in a world saturated with digital media, how does it affect their sense of self and others? As they define and redefine their identities through engagements with technology, what are the implications for their experi…
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- 9780262524834
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- ix, 216 p.: ill
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- 302.2310835 BUC y
Youth at the crossroads : discourses on socio-cultural change in post-war Nor…
Based on eleven months of field work (2009-2011), this book analyzes the situation of youth in urban Gulu, Northern Uganda, in the aftermath of the war between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan Government (1986-2006). Specifically, it focuses on the generation that was born and grew up during the 20-year war: How do members of this generation perceive and evaluate socio-cultural chan…
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- 9783863951696
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- 337p.
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- 305.235096761 YOU v
Youth on the move : tendencies and tensions in youth policies and practices
This book intends to deepen the knowledge of the extended and uncertain transitions from school to work and to higher education by analysing the perspectives of youths and young adults and by addressing policies and institutional practices. The book critically examines the ‘transition machinery’ consisting of various education and training measures, projects and schemes, provided by educati…
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- 9789523690097
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- 206 p.; 22 cm.
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- 371.227 YOU y
Woodstock scholarship: an interdisciplanary annotated bibliography
"Since August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair looms large when recounting the history and impact of the baby boom generation and the societal upheavals of the Sixties. Scholars study the sociological, political, musical, and artistic impact of the event and use it as a cultural touchstone when exploring alternative perspectives or seeking clarity. This interdisciplinary annotated bibliog…
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- 9781783742905
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- v, 191p.: ill.
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- 016.7816607874735 GAT w
Youth and the politics of the Present
Youth and the Politics of the Present presents a range of topical sociological investigations into various aspects of the everyday practices of young adults in different European contexts. Indeed, this volume provides an original and provocative investigation of various current central issues surrounding the effects of globalization and the directions in which Western societies are steering the…
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- 9780367150990
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- 202 p.; 22 cm.
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- Routledge Advances in Sociology
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- 323.32 YOU y
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