Citation

Wyn J. Youth Stud. Aust. 2011; 30(3): 34-39.

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(Copyright © 2011, National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Australia)

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Abstract

Johanna Wyn argues that there is a need for a sociological approach in relation to young people and family. The nexus between youth sociology and policy is a space where normative assumptions about the social meaning of age and the significance of inter-generational relationships need to be challenged. It is potentially a space into which the sociology of youth can contribute new thinking about the social meanings of age, the impact of social change on family relationships, generational consciousness and inter-generational relationships.