'Bad for the penguins... because they need ice and that to live on': An exploratory study into the environmental views, concerns and knowledge of socially disadvantaged young people

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-168

  Wilson, Sarah Jane ^a   Snell, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Environmentalism; Exclusion; Social class; Youth culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249172960     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260903233704     Document Type: Article

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