By Johanna Wyn
An advent to the research of children which surveys the major concerns affecting early life in Australia and the remainder of the realm. It considers the key debates surrounding the location of youth in society, the position of the country, the idea that of sophistication, where of tradition and the altering context of globalized social, fiscal and political methods.
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However, critics have pointed out that the focus on the relationship of young people to popular culture has tended to underplay the historically specific nature of this relationship. The meaning of ‘the dominant culture’, the extent to which it is contested and the form this takes are related to social divisions such as gender, ethnicity and race. The expression of youthful self that is evident in the adoption of popular music by young Aboriginal people in remote Australian DOCUPRO FINAL ART 24 CLIENT ALLEN & UNWIN (RB\SP) REFERENCE DP3\DP6415W\MAIN DOCUPHONE (02) 438 3722 DOCUFAX (02) 438 3733 92 CHANDOS STREET ST LEONARDS NSW 2066 1800\100\215\BROMIDE\PRR 140 × 215 THE CONCEPT OF YOUTH 25 communities (Brady 1992) has very different meanings and implications from its use by middle class white young women in Brisbane (Gilbert & Taylor 1991).
This occurs on at least three different levels or dimensions of class: 1 Economic: This refers to the objective position of young people in the overall structure of productive relations, and in particular where they stand in relation to the means of production in society. 1 31 Analytical approaches to class Categorical This approach sees class in terms of hierarchical categories based on ‘social stratification’ characteristics such as wealth, educational attainment, status and power. It is an ‘empiricist’ model which focuses on observable differences in socioeconomic status (SES) between individuals and groups.
This approach problematises the meaning of adulthood, a status which is generally taken for granted in discussions of youth and youth transitions and development. There are many studies of young people which offer insights into the multiple and diverse experiences of growing up. Perhaps overwhelmed by the dominance of the developmental psychological approach to youth (‘youth development’), few have explored the implications of challenging the categorical approach to youth research, youth studies and to youth policy.