Exploring Urban Youth Culture Outside of the Gang Paradigm

Download or read book Exploring Urban Youth Culture Outside of the Gang Paradigm written by Jade Levell and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘On-road’ is a complex term used by young people to describe street-based subculture and a general way of being. Featuring the voices of young people, this collection explores how race, class and gender dynamics shape this aspect of youth culture. With young people on-road often becoming criminalised due to interlocking structural inequalities, this book looks beyond concerns about gangs and presents empirical research from scholars and activists who work with and study the social lives of young people. It addresses the concerns of practitioners, policy makers and scholars by analysing aspects and misinterpretations of the shifting realities of young people’s urban life.