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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| 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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| London : , : Routledge, , 2011 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 304.6/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cohort analysis |
| Social capital (Sociology) - Great Britain | |
| Families - Great Britain | |
| Social change | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Economic policy |
| Great Britain Social policy | |
| Altri autori: |
BynnerJ. M
WadsworthMichael E. J (Michael Edwin John)
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Since the end of the Second World War, society has been characterised by rapid and extensive political, economic, scientific, and technological 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A companion to life course studies |
| ISBN: | 1-134-00577-6 |
| 1-283-10201-3 | |
| 9786613102010 | |
| 1-134-00578-4 | |
| 0-203-87858-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819687403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge advances in sociology ; ; 53.