To begin with, says Greg (sociology of education, State U. of New York-Buffalo) the term urban youth primarily designates a marketing target, and is applied to a wide range of racialized social pathologies: the concept and category need to be transcended. That said, he offers some initial insights into studying urban youth within the contexts of sociology, anthropology, communication, and education. The field seems to be too new and too problematic to index. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)