Globalization, uncertainty and youth in society /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description:xxvii, 452 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge advances in sociology ; 15
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5718881
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Other authors / contributors:Blossfeld, Hans-Peter.
ISBN:0415357306 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • 1. Globalization, Uncertainty and the Early Life Course: A theoretical framework
  • 2. Globalization and the Early Life Course: A description of selected economic and demographic trends
  • Part 2. Country-Specific Contributions on Conservative Welfare Regimes
  • 3. Case Study Germany: Global competition, uncertainty and the transition to adulthood
  • 4. Transition From Youth to Adulthood in The Netherlands AArt C
  • 5. The Case of France: Family formation in an uncertain labor market
  • Part 3. Country-Specific Contributions on Social-Democratic Welfare Regimes
  • 6. Elements of Uncertainty in Life Courses: Transitions to adulthood in Sweden
  • 7. Transitions to Adulthood in Norway
  • Part 4. Country-Specific Contributions on Post-Socialist Welfare Regimes
  • 8. The Effects of the Globalization Process on the Transition to Adulthood in Hungary
  • 9. Transition to Adulthood in Estonia: Evidence from the FFS
  • Part 5. Country-Specific Contributions on Liberal Welfare Regimes
  • 10. The Process of Globalization and Transition to Adulthood in Britain
  • 11. The Transition to Adulthood in Canada: The impact of irregular work shifts in a 24-hour economy
  • 12. The Case of the American Women: Globalization and the transition to adulthood in an individualistic regime
  • Part 6. Country-Specific Contributions on Familistic Welfare Regimes
  • 13. Globalization and the Transition to Adulthood in Mexico
  • 14. Globalization and the Transition to Adulthood in Italy
  • 15. The Spanish Case: The effects of the globalization process on the transition to adulthood Carles Simo Noguera, Teresa Castro Martinand Asuncion
  • 16. Ireland and Economic Globalization: The experiences of a small open economy
  • Part 7. Conclusions and Discussion
  • 17. Becoming an Adult in Uncertain Times: A 14-country comparison of the losers of globalization