Building on recent advances in theory, data, and analytic technique, this book presents the goal of identifying and assessing the processes by which a birth cohort is distributed in the social stratification system, given its position of origin in that system.
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.