Youth and Authority: Formative Experiences in England 1560-1640

by Paul Griffiths

Overview

In this new work, Paul Griffiths surveys the attitudes and activities of young people, examining their reaction to authority and to society's concept of the ‘ideal place' for them in the social order. He sheds new light on issues as diverse as juvenile delinquency, masculinity, sexual behavior and courtship, clothing, catechizing, office-holding, and church seating plans. His research reveals much about the nature of youth culture, religious commitment, and master/servant relations, and leads to the identification of a separate milieu of ‘masterless' young people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198204756
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/23/1996
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.34(d)
Lexile:	1670L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Leicester

Editorial Reviews

"Griffiths has produced a stimulating, carefully argued study that demolishes the views of those who contend that the idea of youth did not come into being until after the period addressed by this fine book."—CHOICE

"[A]n extensively researched and well-written book."—The Journal of Social History

"There is much fascinating material here...[T]he book provides a subtle and sophisticated understanding of the experiences of youth in early modern England...[Griffiths] captures a sense of the humanity of the young men and women who fill his pages."—Modern Europe

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