Young Are Making Their World

Yuya Kiuchi is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. His research interests include popular culture, youth culture, African American Studies, technology, and sexuality. Francisco A. Villarruel is a University Outreach and Engagement senior fellow and a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. He is involved in policy reform related to Latino youth in U.S. juvenile justice systems.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionYouth in Virtual Public Space: Social Justice and Youth Mobilization in #Ferguson (Yuya Kiuchi)#GirlsFightBack: How Girls Are Using Social Network Sites and Online Communities to Combat Sexism (Vicki Burns and Asia A. Eaton)Internet, Social Media and Sexual Literacy: Help or Hindrance for LGBTQ Youth? (Nicole ­Polen-Petit)Youth Adult Partnerships: ­Re-Mixing Communities through Youth Popular Culture (John A. Oliver and Willie S. Anderson)FaithFull Youth: How Religious Youth Live in the Tension Between Faith Culture and Popular Culture (Bryan Currie)Body Art Among Transgender Youth: Marking Social Support, Reclaiming the Body and Creating a Narrative of Identity (Jenifer K. McGuire and Alison Chrisler)Dance as ­Youth-Adult Partnership: Promoting Transformation through Reflection and Embodiment in the Teen JUSTICE Project (Elizabeth Sharp, Darla J. Johnson and Nicole Wesley)Using Hip Hop Culture and Code Switching as a Way to Connect, Engage and Empower Youth (Jesse Silva, Stella Silva and Joshua Quinn)Youth Culture and Its Influence on Children’s Sport (Scott Westfall and Daniel Gould)The Use of Popular Culture Research in Deconstructing Stereotypes and Developing Identities: Perspectives of American Youth in Amsterdam’s Coffeehouses and Red Light District (Martha ­Montero-Sieburth)Re-Fashioning the Agriculture: No-gal (Farming Gals) and Positive Youth Development in Japan (Mariko Izumi and Naomi Kagawa)Debunking Myths about Adolescents: Discovering Unique Characteristics of the Adolescent Brain (Lori Hoisington and Noah S.L. Crimmins)Public (Youth) Policy and Emerging Culture: How Policy Facilitates an (Unintended) Youth Pop Culture (Fairy ­Cham-Villaroman, Charles W. Bates and Francisco A. Villarruel) About the ContributorsIndex

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