Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood

by ANDY FURLONG

The parameters within which young people live their lives have changed radically. Changes in education and the labor market have led to an increased complexity of the youth phase and to an overall protraction in dependency and transitions. Written by leading academics from several countries, this handbook introduces up to date perspectives on a wide range of issues that affect and shape youth and young adulthood. It provides a an authoritative and multi-disciplinary overview of a field of study that offers unique insight on social change in a advanced societies and is aimed at academics,...