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Titolo |
A companion to life course studies : the social and historical context of the British birth cohort studies / / edited by Michael Wadsworth and John Bynner |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-00577-6 |
1-283-10201-3 |
9786613102010 |
1-134-00578-4 |
0-203-87858-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in sociology ; ; 53 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BynnerJ. M |
WadsworthMichael E. J (Michael Edwin John) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cohort analysis |
Social capital (Sociology) - Great Britain |
Families - Great Britain |
Social change |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Economic policy |
Great Britain Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction / Michael Wadsworth and John Bynner -- Politics, citizenship, and social capital / Lindsay Paterson -- Family structure, family policy, and practice / Lynda Clarke and Ceridwen Roberts -- Education policy and practice / Gary McCulloch -- Economic policy and practice / Hugh Pemberton -- Labour market, employment, and skills / David Ashton and John Bynner -- Health policy and practice / Michael Wadsworth -- Leisure, stability, and change / Ken Roberts -- Changing Britain, changing generations / John Bynner and Michael Wadsworth. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Since the end of the Second World War, society has been characterised by rapid and extensive political, economic, scientific, and technological |
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change. Opportunities for education, employment, human relations, and good health, have all been greatly affected by those changes, as have all aspects of life. Consequently, each post-war generation has been like no other before or since.Britain, uniquely, has five large-scale life course studies that began at intervals throughout that period. They have shown how lives are shaped by individual characteristics, their past and current experien |
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