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Record Nr.

UNINA9910383834503321

Titolo

Youth and the New Adulthood : Generations of Change / / edited by Johanna Wyn, Helen Cahill, Dan Woodman, Hernán Cuervo, Carmen Leccardi, Jenny Chesters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-3365-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 pages)

Collana

Perspectives on Children and Young People, , 2365-2985 ; ; 8

Disciplina

305.2350994

Soggetti

Sociology

Social groups

Youth - Social life and customs

Educational sociology

Social structure

Equality

Industrial sociology

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Youth Culture

Sociology of Education

Social Structure

Sociology of Work

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding young lives through longitudinal research -- Chapter 3. Social Change, Generations and the New Adulthood -- Chapter 4. The disintegrating education-work nexus -- Chapter 5. Towards a holistic view of youth and futurity -- Chapter 6. Belonging and entrepreneurial selfhood -- Chapter 7. Reframing resilience -- Chapter 8. Rethinking family relationships -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the life trajectories of Generation X and Y Australians through the 1990s and 2000s. The book defies popular characterizations of members of the ‘precarious generations’ as



greedy, narcissistic and self-obsessed, revealing instead that many of the members of these generations struggle to reach the standard of living enjoyed by their parents, value learning highly and are increasingly concerned about the environment and the legacy current generations are leaving for their children and remain optimistic in the face of considerable challenges. Drawing on data from the Life Patterns longitudinal study of Australian youth (an internationally recognized study), the book tells the story of members of these ‘precarious generations’. It examines significant dimensions of young people’s lives across time, comparing how domains such as health and well-being, education, work and relationships intersect to produce the complex outcomes that characterize the lives of members of each of these generations. It also explores the strategies these generations use to make their lives and the ways in which they remain resilient. While the book is based on Australian data, the analysis draws on and contributes to the international literature on young people and social change.