Grafting, going to college and working on road: youth transitions and cultures in an East London neighbourhood

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 515-529

  Gunter, Anthony ^a   Watt, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnicity; gender; social class; transition; youth culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950751487     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260903083364     Document Type: Article

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