Youth and History: Tradition and Change in European Age Relations, 1770-Present

by John R. Gillis

Youth and Tradition and Change in European Age Relations 1770-Present deals with the patterns of behavior and styles that characterizes the youth in a particular period of time.Chapters in the book discuss such topics as the description of youth in preindustrial Europe; the emergence of separate working class and middle class traditions of youth and the conflict between these traditions, as it was institutionalized in the academic and extracurricular cultures of the early twentieth century; and the youth tradition in the volatile 1950s and 1960s.Psychologists, sociologists, and historians will find the book insightful.

266 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1974

Reviews

[Benemint · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book reveals the changing concept of youth and the birth of adolescence, with details on the socio-economic conditions surrounding them through a long period of time. It's a fun reading for everyone!