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Title Inventing adulthoods : a biographical approach to youth transitions / Sheila Henderson .. [and others]..

Publication Info. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2007.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.235 I62I    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 189 pages ; 25 cm
Note Published in association with the Open University.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [172]-185) and index.
Summary Offering a new approach to understanding young people's lives and their transitions into adulthood, this text shows how the interplay of chance, choice and opportunity can shape their lives.
Contents Part one: Theorising transitions to adulthood. Introduction: time, place and method. Inventing adulthoods: resources and resourcefulness -- Part two: From public agendas to joined up lives. Education. Work. Cultures of violence. Chemical cultures. Well-Being -- Part three: Biographical projects and the making of inequality. Mobility. Belonging. Home. Intimacy. Sociality. Conclusion: looking to the future.
Subject Young adults -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
Young adults -- Great Britain -- Attitudes.
Young adults -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
Added Author Henderson, Sheila, 1952-
Open University.
ISBN 1412930685 hardback
9781412930680 hardback
1412930693 paperback
9781412930697 paperback
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