Heavy Metal Youth Identities: Researching the Musical Empowerment of Youth Transitions and Psychosocial Wellbeing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781787568501)

Drawing on repeat interviews with metal youth, the book examines why they were first attracted to metal during high school; how they used metal music and identities as coping strategies; and ways that their metal affiliations took on further significance for helping them make important decisions about what to do with their lives post-school.

Author: Paula Rowe
ISBN-10: 1787568504
ISBN-13: 9781787568501
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2018
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d

About the Author
Paula Rowe, PhD, is a Social Work scholar at the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia. She is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Metal Music Studies.