Threadgold’s book Youth, Class and Everyday Struggles wins 2020 Raewyn Connell Prize
Sociologist with the Newcastle Youth Studies Network, Associate Professor Steven Threadgold has won the biennial 2020 Raewyn Connell Prize awarded… Read more
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Newcastle Youth Studies
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The Newcastle Youth Studies Group conducts research in the following five themes.
New research reveals the challenging experiences of young hospitality workers
Unique qualitative research led by members of the Newcastle Youth Studies Network has revealed the systematic inequalities and exploitation young… Read more
New research reveals unequal impact of the pandemic on young people
New research by the directors of the Newcastle Youth Studies Network, Drs Julia Cook, Steven Threadgold, David Farrugia and Julia… Read more
Featured Sociology Publication: Bourdieu and Affect
Inequality is typically understood through an economic and material lens: those that have more money and stuff are privileged, those… Read more
New book Youth Sociology helps understand youth pressures of today
Youth is a key period of transition with many challenges and issues for young people to contend with. A new… Read more
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