Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-71

  Cooper, Charlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'symbolic violence'; managerialism; neo liberalism; resistance; youth work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859154790     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2011.618489     Document Type: Article

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