Adolescent Boys of East London

Peter Willmott

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Routledge
29 December 2022

Social issues & processes; Social classes; Age groups: adolescents; Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent

Originally published in 1966, this is a sociological study of boys growing up in East London. Previous books from the Institute of Community Studies had looked at the lives of other residents of Bethnal Green – couples with young children, middle-aged ‘Mums’, old people, widows. Now the subject is adolescent boys – a study of them not in isolation nor primarily as a ‘problem’ group but as young people moving between childhood and adulthood in the setting of a particular local community. What is it like to grow up in a district like Bethnal Green? How do the boys adjust to the process? What part is played by school, work, youth club, family? What are the boys’ relationships with their fellows and with girls? Where does delinquency fit in?

To help answer such questions, a sample of 246 boys aged 14 to 20 were interviewed. The statistical analysis of this survey has been supplemented by illustrative material from diaries, tape-recorded interviews, and informal observation. The outcome is a vivid account, much of it in the boys’ own words, which was rather different from some popular views of contemporary adolescence at the time. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

By: Peter Willmott
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781032384917
ISBN 10: 1032384913
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 29 December 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The District and the Boys 2. The Fraternities of the Street 3. Girls, Sex and Marriage 4. Family and Kinship 5. School 6. Work 7. Youth Clubs 8. Delinquency 9. In Conclusion – Growing up in a Working-Class Community. Appendices: (1) Methods of Research (2) Interview Schedule and Interviewers’ Instructions (3) Diary Instructions and Sample Diary (4) Classifying Boys into ‘Types’ (5) List of References. Index.