Transitions from school to work globalization, individualization, and patterns of diversity / edited by Ingrid Schoon, Rainer K. Silbereisen.

Other author Schoon, Ingrid.
Other author Silbereisen, R. K. (Rainer K.), 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxix, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesThe Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence
Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence. ^A691505
Contents Conceptualising school-to-work transitions in context / Ingrid Schoon and Rainer K. Silbereisen -- Thinking about the transition to adulthood: from grand narratives to useful theories / Michael Shanahan and Kyle Longest -- Is stable employment becoming more elusive for young men? / Mary Corcoran and Jordan Matsudaira -- Youth outcomes in the labour markets of advanced economies: decline, deterioration, and causes / Rebekka Christopoulou and Paul Ryan -- Uncertain and unable to commit: a fourteen-country comparison of the impact of globalization on the early life course / Melinda Mills and Hans-Peter Blossfeld -- 'It was not my choice, you know?': young people's subjective views and decision-making processes in biographical transitions / Andreas Walther -- From paradigm to paradox: parental support and transitions to independence / Gill Jones -- Job attitudes and job aspirations in a changing labour market: Germany, 1991-2006 / Christian Ebner and Jutta Allmendinger -- Escaping the gender trap: young women's transition into nontraditional occupations / Marlis Buchmann and Irene Kriesi -- Sequences, patterns, and variations in the assumption of work and family-related roles: evidence from two British birth cohorts / Ingrid Schoon, Andy Ross, and Peter Martin -- Transition to adulthood: linking late-adolescent lifestyles to family and work status in the mid-twenties / Jessica Garrett and Jacquelynne S. Eccles -- Challenges of transitioning into adulthood / Barbara Schneider -- School-related burnout during educational tracks: antecedents and consequences / Katariina Salmela-Aro -- Building skills for positive developmental pathways and successful vocational careers in adulthood: intervention programs within the school context / Karina Weichold -- Integrated transition policies for European young adults: contradictions and solutions / Manuela du Bois-Reymond -- The future at work: labour-market realities and the transition to adulthood / Lynn Karoly.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2009006366
ISBN9780521490689 (hardback)
ISBN0521490685 (hardback)

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