Street Youth in Canada

An Ethnography of Adversity and Artifice

Mark S. Dolson

$284

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
11 March 2024

Urban communities; Ethnic studies; Age groups: adolescents; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology

This book provides an ethnographic examination of the everyday lives and struggles of street-involved youth in Canada. Based on fieldwork conducted throughout downtown London, Ontario, it features rich ethnographic data as well as theoretical insights informed by continental philosophy. The chapters highlight informants’ experiences of poverty, addiction and poor mental health, and reflect on their relation to the state – including participation in the provincial government’s programme of social assistance provision (Ontario Works). The author considers how social, cultural, political, economic and existential factors influence and shape human subjectivity. They explore the notion of becoming and offer a re-evaluation of individual agency and action, specifically related to the lived experience of informants who are seen as wounded bricoleurs. The study is relevant to anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and others with an interest in homelessness.

By: Mark S. Dolson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781032509228
ISBN 10: 1032509228
Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 11 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction;1 Neoliberal Deformations of the Social;2 Ethnographic Fieldwork on the Homefront;3 “We’re Not Really Living, We’re Surviving”; 4 Life Finds a Way… On the Street; 5 “Fucking with People’s Heads”; 7 Creative Release; 8 Taking Stock: Stories as Social Action; Conclusion: Life—Pitch, Yaw, Roll…and Contradiction?

Mark S. Dolson (PhD Western University) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Waterloo, Canada.