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.
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.
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.