Transitions In Context: Leaving Home, Independence And Adulthood: Leaving home, independence and adulthoodThis book addresses important aspects of youth transitions. It uses the experiences of leaving or planning to leave the parental home as an example of an increasingly complex transition, one which provides the opportunity to reflect upon the meanings of home, independence and adulthood. It explores cross-cultural differences , as well as the interrelationships between transitions to adulthood, the achievement of independence, and leaving home. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 01 Trends and patterns of leaving home | 5 |
Chapter 02 Methodological issues and theoretical approaches | 19 |
Chapter 03 Time and generation | 48 |
Chapter 04 Home | 68 |
Chapter 05 Independence | 87 |
Chapter 06 Adulthood | 106 |
significant and generalized others | 125 |
Chapter 08 Conclusion | 149 |
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Back cover | 175 |
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Transitions in Context: Leaving Home, Independence and Adulthood Clare Holdsworth,David Morgan No preview available - 2005 |
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