A Cosmopolitan Journey?

A Cosmopolitan Journey?

Helene Snee

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2014
Materia
Globalización
ISBN:
9781409453031

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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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