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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-101349336009
ISBN-139781349336005
eBay Product ID (ePID)228708998
Product Key Features
Book TitleWork, Family Policies and Transitions to Adulthood in Europe
Number of PagesXiv, 240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicPublic Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Public Policy / Social Policy, Sociology / Marriage & Family
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorTrudie Knijn
Book SeriesWork and Welfare in Europe Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Table Of ContentList of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors PART I: SOCIAL RISKS AND POLICY PARADIGMS IN THE EU AND MEMBER STATES New Social Risks for Young Adults: A Conceptual Framework; T.Knijn Three Policy Paradigms and EU Policies on Young Adults; T.Knijn European Union and Member States' Youth Policies Agenda; T.Knijn & M.Smith PART II: HOW TO GET IN? CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSES OF POLICIES FOR AND PRACTICES OF YOUNG ADULTS IN EU MEMBER STATES Normative and Institutional Frameworks for Family Formation; S.Drobnic & T.Knijn Family Change in Europe from the Transition to Adulthood Perspective; I.Kotowska Young Adults Navigating European Labour Markets: Old and New Social Risks and Employment Policies; C.Fagan , A.Kanjuo-Mrcela & H.Norman Young Adults, Poverty and the Role of Social Policies; A.Guillén Rodríguez & E.Pavolini Public Support to Young Families in the European Union; J.Plantenga , C.Remery & J.Takacs Conclusion: Transitions to Adulthood: Social Policies and New Social Risks for Young Adults; T.Knijn & J.Plantenga Bibliography Index
SynopsisList of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors PART I: SOCIAL RISKS AND POLICY PARADIGMS IN THE EU AND MEMBER STATES New Social Risks for Young Adults: A Conceptual Framework; T.Knijn Three Policy Paradigms and EU Policies on Young Adults; T.Knijn European Union and Member States' Youth Policies Agenda; T.Knijn & M.Smith PART II: HOW TO GET IN? CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSES OF POLICIES FOR AND PRACTICES OF YOUNG ADULTS IN EU MEMBER STATES Normative and Institutional Frameworks for Family Formation; S.Drobnic & T.Knijn Family Change in Europe from the Transition to Adulthood Perspective; I.Kotowska Young Adults Navigating European Labour Markets: Old and New Social Risks and Employment Policies; C.Fagan, A.Kanjuo-Mrcela & H.Norman Young Adults, Poverty and the Role of Social Policies; A.Guillén Rodríguez & E.Pavolini Public Support to Young Families in the European Union; J.Plantenga, C.Remery & J.Takacs Conclusion: Transitions to Adulthood: Social Policies and New Social Risks for Young Adults; T.Knijn & J.Plantenga Bibliography Index, This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life?