This book focuses on the lives and experiences of young people in Africa. On agents who,
willingly or unwillingly, see themselves as belonging to the socio-generational category of …

This study is about subjectivities of young people and about coming of age in a frontier town,
Beitbridge, in southern Zimbabwe. The study is motivated by the growing attention to African …

This article presents an exploration of how past and future are articulated in the construction
of youth identities in the context of South Africa, with a particular focus on the possibilities for …

The Status of the Youth Report (SYR) 2003-2004 was commissioned by the Umsobomvu
Youth Fund as a background document against which to make future, regular assessments …

Generation in Africa has recently attracted considerable and perhaps unprecedented
scholarly interest. In the last four years four major insti-tutions have hosted international …

The orientation and nature of the future expectations of adolescents is of particular
relevance in South Africa due to the extent of social challenges currently experienced …

Although a relatively new focus within the discipline, the anthropology of childhood has
rapidly evolved and gained recognition, as children are increasingly seen as social actors in …

Published in 1997, this text is built around themes agreed upon for a conference which
aimed to set the agenda for youth research over the next decade. These themes are: the …