{"product_id":"louts-and-legends","title":"Louts and Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor five years, Jim Walker followed the stories of four groups of young men, from their last years at an inner-city high school to their early twenties. \u003ci\u003eLouts and Legends\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich portrayal of their ways of life, their responses to school and teachers, and their experience of job-seeking, employment, unemployment, further education and training.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouts and Legends presents a unique perspective on Australian culture, showing the problems, achievements, and social context of four distinct cultural styles: the macho 'Aussie' culture of the footballers; the competitive challenge of the Greeks; the 'nice guy' friendliness of the handballers; the artistic aspirations of the stigmatised three friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interview and participant observation data gathered over a long period contains fresh insights on youth culture as well as moving individual stories. The findings in this book pose a challenge to educational and social policy, but they also offer realistic suggestions for teachers, youth workers, parents and for other young people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589060747502,"sku":"9780043303924","price":48.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780043303924.jpg?v=1721217879","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/louts-and-legends","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}