Soziale Arbeit mit arbeitslosen Jugendlichen

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The book explores the complex issue of youth unemployment through various lenses, addressing the current situation and existing research gaps. It examines the life circumstances of long-term unemployed individuals and unemployed youth, focusing on Hamborn as a critical area for youth unemployment. The analysis includes demographic, socio-historical, economic, residential, and social structural aspects, culminating in a summary of structurally induced youth unemployment. The text delves into social work methodologies, particularly streetwork, outlining project goals, experiences, and challenges faced in engaging with youth. It discusses the potential and limitations of social support, highlighting fundamental issues, institutional immobility, and barriers to solidarity among individuals in deficient life situations. A typology of unemployed youth is presented, categorizing them into various attitudes, from optimistic to apathetic. The social consequences of youth unemployment are examined, including family dynamics, developmental risks, changing work attitudes, and psychosocial impoverishment. The relationship between youth unemployment and crime is also analyzed, debunking myths about youth criminalization and discussing the decline in youth court cases. Finally, the book addresses the pedagogical implications of these findings, emphasizing the need for a critical examination of social pedagogical projects and the integrati