Sociology of youth.

Summary Youth is a category with uncertain contours. At what age does it begin, at what age does it end? Sociology shows that youth is above all a passage whose boundaries and definition have evolved over the course of history and are modulated according to social situations. The weakening of rites of passage, the lengthening of professional transitions and the extension of the time of experiences that tend to postpone access to full adult status until later, mean that youth is now broken down into several phases - from adolescence to young adult status - which this book attempts to describe.This book, which has become a classic on the subject since its initial publication in 1991, identifies and explains the significant changes brought about by this general movement of social recomposition that young people sometimes undergo painfully.This 6th edition extends and deepens the presentation of European results on youth. This 6th edition extends and deepens the presentation of European results on youth. It also updates the book by presenting recent work on the entry into adulthood, youth values, sexual behavior and adolescent culture.