Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society: The Losers in a Globalizing World

Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and uncertainty, this book features an array of international contributions, and includes case studies and original empirical data.

Author: Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780415482073

About the Author

Hans-Peter Blossfeld is the director of the GLOBALIFE program and is the Professor and Chair in Comparative Sociology at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. He has been Editor of European Sociologiocal Review and is Associate Editor of International Sociology.
Erik Klijzing is the Executive Director of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population in France. He has worked internationally as a population expert including positions with the United Nations.
Melinda Mills is Assistant Professor in the Department of Socio-Cultural Sciences at the Vrije University, Amsterdam. She is the Editor of International Sociology
Karin Kurz is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. Her research interests include social inequality, social stratification, housing, the labor market and the life course.