Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Neoliberalism, Youth Studies, Grand Theory
9 Oct 2017
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Chapter 2 theoretical approaches to the youth question. Grand theory [a] term of disparagement [that was] coined by mills to ridicule functionalism, that in attempting to explain too much, become remote from reality. Due to the increasing influence of the political-economy approach, the representation of conflict theory in youth studies has been continuously declining. Although many scholars have written about the political-economy perspective, the common view is that the segment of youth is viewed as political while they do not have a voice and are exploited economically. When this perspective does not focus on issue raised after the 1960s, in can become functionalist and fails to give accounts of the root of the problems that youth face. Focuses on the social exclusion of youth as a whole and sees them as a separate class needing radical solutions. Neoliberalism has had detrimental effects on youth all over the world (i. e. decrease in employment rates; 50% in some developed countries)
