Eighty Thousand Adolescents: A Study of Young People in the City of Birmingham by the Staff and Students...

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Bryan H. Reed

Eighty Thousand Adolescents

A Study of Young People in the City of Birmingham by the Staff and Students of Westhill Training...

Bryan H. Reed

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15 December 2024

Social issues & processes; Age groups: adolescents; Sociology

Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent

Eighty Thousand Adolescents, originally published in 1950, illustrated by maps, photographs and diagrams, describes and interprets the results of a study of the young people of Birmingham. This study was made by the staff and students of Westhill Training College, under the direction of Bryan Reed, Youth Tutor. Visits were paid to some hundreds of youth organizations, and answers to a series of questions were given by over a thousand young people, both ‘attached’ and ‘unattached’.

Some of the questions to which the investigators set out to find answers were: In what kind of homes are young people growing up? How do they earn their living? How many take advantage of opportunities for further education? How do they spend their leisure? – and their pocket money? What do they read? What are their emotional, intellectual, spiritual and social needs? and how far do Education Authorities, Clubs, Churches, etc. meets these needs?

In his summing-up Mr. Reed calls attention to the need for imaginative and instructed leadership, for a sense of purpose in the Youth Service, and for the integration of this Service in the wider life of the community. Today it is a fascinating look back at adolescent life in post-war Britain.

By: Bryan H. Reed
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032398204
ISBN 10: 1032398205
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 15 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Acknowledgements. Varied Opinions. 1. Operation Youth 2. Midland City 3. ‘Twenty Questions’ 4. The Pattern of the Local Youth Service 5. The Extent of the Local Youth Service 6. The Content of the Local Youth Service 7. The Quality of the Local Youth Service 8. The Unattached Boy and Girl 9. Local Authority and Voluntary Organization 10. The Training of Youth for Life in Community 11. Leadership 12. Purpose in the Youth Service.

Directed and described by Bryan H. Reed