Fraser, A. , Batchelor, S. , Ling, L. L. N. and Whittaker, L. (2017) City as lens: (re)imagining youth in Glasgow and Hong Kong. Young: The Nordic Journal of Youth Research, 25(3), pp. 235-251. (doi: 10.1177/1103308816669642)
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Abstract
In recent years, a paradox has emerged in the study of youth. On the one hand, in the context of the processes of globalization, neoliberalism and precarity, the patterning of leisure and work for young people is becoming increasingly convergent across time and space. On the other hand, it is clear that young people’s habits and dispositions remain deeply tied to local places, with global processes filtered and refracted through specific cultural contexts. Against this backdrop, drawing on an Economic and Social Research Council/Research Grants Council (ESRC/RGC)-funded study of contemporary youth in Glasgow and Hong Kong, this article seeks to explore the role of the city as a mediating lens between global forces and local impacts. Utilizing both historical and contemporary data, the article argues that despite parallels in the impact of global forces on the structure of everyday life and work, young people’s leisure habits remain rooted in the fates and fortunes of their respective cities.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Fraser, Professor Alistair and Batchelor, Dr Susan and Whittaker, Dr Lisa |
| Authors: | Fraser, A., Batchelor, S., Ling, L. L. N., and Whittaker, L. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Young: The Nordic Journal of Youth Research |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 1103-3088 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1741-3222 |
| Published Online: | 01 February 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Young: The Nordic Journal of Youth Research 25(3):235-251 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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