Rethinking Youth Wellbeing Critical Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wright, Katie (Editor), McLeod, Julie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Sociology.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Social groups.; Quality of life.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Positive psychology.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Positive Psychology.; Gender Studies.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.

This volume offers a critical rethinking of the construct of youth wellbeing, stepping back from taken-for-granted and psychologically inflected understandings. Wellbeing has become a catchphrase in educational, health and social care policies internationally, informing a range of school programs an...