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The Newcastle Youth Studies Group conducts research in the following five themes.

  • Young People and the New Economy
  • Youth, Gender and the Body
  • Youth,Class and Culture
  • Youth, Intergenerational Dynamics and the Future
  • Young People in the Global South
Threadgold’s book Youth, Class and Everyday Struggles wins 2020 Raewyn Connell Prize

News • 30 Nov 2020

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

New research reveals the challenging experiences of young hospitality workers

News • 5 Oct 2020

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

News • 20 Aug 2020

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

News • 20 Aug 2020

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

News • 6 Jul 2020

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

Young at Heart

Young at heart

Professor Pam Nilan contributes a unique sociologist's viewpoint to the body of research on youth cultures in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Dr Steven Threadgold

Dr Steven Threadgold

  • Phone: +61 2 4921 5919
  • Steven.Threadgold@newcastle.edu.au
  • Research profile

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