Work, family policies and transitions to adulthood in Europe

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Work, family policies and transitions to adulthood in Europe

edited by Trudie Knijn

(Work and welfare in Europe)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-232) and index

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Description

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?

Table of Contents

  • List 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.Guillen Rodriguez & 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

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