Getting Started: Transition To Adulthood In Great Britain

by Alan C. Kerckhoff

Overview

This book provides evidence of the significance of a society's structure and normative definitions in giving shape to one part of the life course, examining closely a major period of life course transition, the move from adolescence to adulthood in Great Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429722240
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/20/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Kerckhoff, Alan C.

Table of Contents

1. Social Mobility and the Transition to Adulthood in Comparative Perspective 2. An Overview of the British Educational System 3. Conceptualization and Methods of Analysis 4. Leaving School and Entering the Labor Force 5. Becoming Independent: Leaving Home, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Parenthood 6. Settling In: The Early Years in the Labor Force 7. Shaping the Life Course