Getting Started

Taylor & Francis

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. > 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. > Foreword -- Preface -- Social Mobility and the Transition to Adulthood in Comparative Perspective -- An Overview of the British Educational System -- Conceptualization and Methods of Analysis -- Leaving School and Entering the Labor Force -- Becoming Independent: Leaving Home, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Parenthood -- Settling In: The Early Years in the Labor Force -- Shaping the Life Course -- Appendix