The new edition of this accessible textbook has been fully revised in order to bring it thoroughly up-to-date on policy developments. Offering a wide-ranging and critical overview of the analyses and debates concerning young people in the United Kingdom toda, the text brings together a series of readings to encourage critical reflection and thinking about the changing and diverse lives and priorities of young people. The themes and issues addressed in this book include: citizenship, participation and empowerment; social difference and social identity; images of youth; young people and the politics of service provision; and working with young people in different contexts.