Teenage Troubles: Youth and Deviance in Canada - Softcover

Tanner, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199009279 ISBN 13: 9780199009275

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Written by one of Canada's foremost authorities on young offenders and youth crime, Teenage Troubles is a concise introduction to the study of youth deviance. Updated to include the latest statistics and cutting-edge examples, this is an essential resource for anyone seeking to fully understand the key issues central to youth deviance and crime in Canada today.

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About the Author

Julian Tanner is a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. His current research interests include youth gangs in Toronto, youth culture and patterns of musical consumption, and cultures of resistance and cultures of crime. His previous publications include (with Harvey Krahn and Tim Hartnagel) Fractured Transitions from School to Work (OUP USA, 1995), and the first three editions of Teenage Troubles (Nelson, 1996 and 2001; OUP, 2010). He has also written a number of book chapters and journal articles dealing with youth culture, pop music, and the sociology of work. Most recently, he was granted a research contract through the National Crime Prevention Centre to evaluate the Toronto Youth Gang Prevention Pilot Project. He is co-authoring a book on the findings of the project.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199009279
• ISBN 13: 9780199009275
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 320