TY - BOOK AU - Blossfeld,Hans-Peter TI - Globalization, uncertainty and youth in society SN - 0415357306 AV - HQ796 .G5494 2005 U1 - 305.235091724 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Youth KW - Developed countries KW - Social conditions KW - Case studies KW - Economic conditions KW - Globalization KW - International economic relations and youth N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Globalization, uncertainty and the early life course : a theoretical framework; Melinda Mills and Hans-Peter Blossfeld --; 2; Globalization and the early life course : a description of selected economic and demographic trends; Erik Klijzing --; 3; Case study Germany : global competition, uncertainty and the transition to adulthood; Karin Kurz, Nikolei Steinhage and Katrin Golsch --; 4; Transition from youth to adulthood in the Netherlands; Aart C. Liefbroer --; 5; The case of France : family formation in an uncertain labor market; Annick Kieffer, Catherine Marry, Monique Meron and Anne Solaz --; 6; Elements of uncertainty in life courses : transitions to adulthood in Sweden; Magnus Bygren, Ann-Zofie Duvander and Mia Hultin --; 7; Transitions to adulthood in Norway; Oivind Anti Nilsen --; 8; The effects of the globalization process on the transition to adulthood in Hungary; Peter Robert and Erzsebet Bukodi --; 9; Transition to adulthood in Estonia : evidence from the FFS; Kalev Katus, Allan Puur and Luule Sakkeus --; 10; The process of globalization and transitions to adulthood in Britain; Marco Francesconi and Katrin Golsch --; 11; The transition to adulthood in Canada : the impact of irregular work shifts in a 24-hour economy; Melinda Mills --; 12; The case of American women : globalization and the transition to adulthood in an individualistic regime; Rosalind Berkowitz King --; 13; Globalization and the transition to adulthood in Mexico; Emilio A. Parrado --; 14; Globalization and the transition to adulthood in Italy; Fabrizio Bernardi and Tiziana Nazio --; 15; The Spanish case : the effects of the globalization process on the transition to adulthood; Carles Simo Noguera, Teresa Castro Martin and Asuncion Soro Bonmati --; 16; Ireland and economic globalization : the experiences of a small open economy; Richard Layte, Philip J. O'Connell, Tony Fahey and Selina McCoy --; 17; Becoming an adult in uncertain times : a 14-country comparison of the losers of globalization; Melinda Mills, Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Erik Klijzing N2 - "Globalization creates more flexible labor markets; this produces economic uncertainty among individuals who suffer delays in gaining employment which creates delays in first marriage, birth of first children, and so forth.An impressive array of contributors examine how people in modern societies deal with the effects of globalization, creating a volume which will appeal to a range of researchers with an interest in sociology, economics, and globalization."--Publisher description ER -