Globalization, Uncertainty And Youth In Society (routledge Advances In Sociology)

E-Book Overview

Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the impact that institutions working with social groups of youths have upon those youths' abilities to make adult decisions determining their life courses. Covering both Europe and North America, the book includes case studies, and contains country-specific contributions on conservative, social-democratic, post-socialist, liberal and familistic welfare regimes, as well as data from the GLOBALIFE project. Filling the gap in the market on the micro effects of globalization on individuals, and taking an empirical approach to the topic, this impressive volume brings the individual and nation-specific institutions back into the discussion on globalization.

E-Book Content

Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society is one of a series of books which presents the results of the international and multidisciplinary research program ‘GLOBALIFE—Life Courses in the Globalization Process’. The program was based at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, and ran from 1999–2005, including experts from eleven different countries who studied the implications of the globalization process for individuals in industrialized societies. The research presents a systematic empirical examination of how global developments impact the life courses of individuals in a range of modern societies. Unlike much of the literature on globalization the GLOBALIFE project findings are not limited to the economic dimension but include a multi-causal intersection of economic, technological, cultural and political changes. This collection of essays examines how youths in 14 different industrialized societies make the important transition from youth to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty. It investigates how the institutions that operate on social groups of youths impact on their ability to make decisions that will determine their life course as an adult. Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society takes an empirical approach to the topic, bringing the individual and nation-specific institutions back into the discussion on globalization. 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 Sociological 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. 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. Routledge advances in sociology This series aims to present cutting-edge developments and debates within the field of sociology. It will provide a broad range of case studies and the latest theoretical perspectives, while covering a variety of topics, theories and issues from around the world. It is not confined to any particular school of thought. 1. Virtual Globalization Virtual Spaces/Tourist Spaces Edited by David Holmes 2. The Criminal Spectre in Law, Literature and Aesthetics Peter Hutchings 3. Immigrants and National Identity in Europe Anna Triandafyllidou 4. Constructing Risk and Safety in Technological Practice Edited by Jane Summerton and Boel Berner 5. Europeanisation, National Identities and Migration Changes in boundary construction