A cosmopolitan journey? : difference, distinction and identity work in gap year travel / by Helene Snee.
What do young people get out of gap years? A wide range of 'official' sources acknowledge gap years as a way of becoming a global citizen and more employable at the same time. Instead of automatically assuming that gap years are a 'good thing', this book critically considers how...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington :
Ashgate Pub.,
2014.
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| Summary: | What do young people get out of gap years? A wide range of 'official' sources acknowledge gap years as a way of becoming a global citizen and more employable at the same time. Instead of automatically assuming that gap years are a 'good thing', this book critically considers how this contemporary rite of passage could contribute to the reproduction of structural disadvantage at both a national and international level in relation to young people's routes into education and employment, and representations of difference and distinction in cultural practices. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409453048 1409453049 130671902X 9781306719025 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |