Community Organizations and the Construction of At-Risk Youth
| atmire.migration.oldid | 5356 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Adorjan, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leavitt, Kendra | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Curran, Dean | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Ngo, Hieu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-02T17:13:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-02T17:13:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2017 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | There is limited research on how community organizations conceptualize and respond to youth risk. This thesis addresses how organizations conceive the problem of youth risk, how they work with youth, and what bureaucratic challenges are encountered in doing so. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with employees of several youth serving organizations in a Canadian city. Initial findings indicate that organizations are cautious of ‘at-risk’ labels, only applying them in specific circumstances. The findings also suggest that community organizations often experience pressure by way of neoliberal arrangements; however, they develop unique expressions of resistance. The implications that organizational resistance of ‘at-risk’ labels and neoliberal policies have on youth and youth programming are considered. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Leavitt, K. (2017). Community Organizations and the Construction of At-Risk Youth (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25363 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25363 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3634 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Public and Social Welfare | |
| dc.subject.other | Social Construction | |
| dc.subject.other | At-Risk Youth | |
| dc.title | Community Organizations and the Construction of At-Risk Youth | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Sociology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (MA) | |
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