Young People's Development and the Great Recession: Uncertain Transitions and Precarious Futures

ISBN-13: 9781316625477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 511 str.

Ingrid Schoon; John Bynner

Opis

This book provides a dynamic and contextualized account of how young people's lives are shaped by economic instability and uncertainty.

Recenzje

'This outstanding, must-read volume chronicles how young people around the globe are coping with the most devastating economic crisis since the Great Depression. Using top-notch research, renowned experts describe how the consequences of this event are penetrating all aspects of young people's lives and affecting their future educational prospects, employment, health, and social relationships.' Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. Conceptualizing youth transitions in times of economic upheaval and uncertainty: a life course perspective Ingrid Schoon and John Bynner; Part II. The Changing Context of Youth Transitions: 2. Globalization and its impact on the political, economic and labor market aspects of the transition David N. Ashton; 3. The Great Recession and youth labor market outcomes in international perspective Arnaldo Mont'Alvao, Jeylan T. Mortimer and Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson; 4. Comparative perspectives: education and training system effects on youth transitions and opportunities Andy Green and Nicola Pensiero; Part III. Variations in Education and Employment Transitions during Times of Economic Hardship: 5. Young people's experiences of employment and unemployment across Europe: evidence from the EU-SILC Maria Iacovou; 6. Structural advantages, personal capacities and young adult functioning during the Great Recession Robert Crosnoe and Chelsea Smith; 7. The vanishing teenage worker Jeremy Staff, Nayan Ramirez and Kelsey Cundiff; 8. Education and employment transitions in Germany Olaf Groh-Samberg and Ramsey Wise; 9. Labor market entry before and after the financial crisis in Germany: duration of labor market entry, quality of first job, and fixed-term employment Pia Blossfeld; Part IV. The Impact of the Great Recession on Families: 10. Transitioning to adulthood in the wake of the Great Recession: family context and consequences Patrick Wightman, Robert F. Schoeni, Megan E. Patrick and John E. Schulenberg; 11. Impact of the recession on family dynamics and youth wellbeing: findings from the German Family Panel (Pairfam) Sabine Walper and Stefan Friedrich; 12. Employment and family transitions in the UK: trends before and after the Great Recession Mark Lyons-Amos and Ingrid Schoon; Part V. Future Orientations and Wellbeing: 13. Economic recession and youth achievement orientations and behaviour Jeylan T. Mortimer, Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson and Arnaldo Mont'Alvao; 14. The recession, young people and their relationship with the future Carmen Leccardi; 15. The impact of the recession on young people's satisfaction with democratic politics Jan G. Janmaat; 16. The Great Recession, health and health inequalities of adolescents in North America, Europe and Israel Timo Kolja Pförtner, Frank J. Elgar, Katharina Rathmann and Matthias Richter; 17. Impact of the Great Recession on young adults' health: the significance of social class Shannon Cavanagh; Part VI. Conclusion: 18. Insights gained on the recession effects John Bynner, Glen Elder, Walter Heinz and Ingrid Schoon.