| Description |
xiii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Klaus J. Jacobs -- Introduction / Jeylan T. Mortimer -- 1. Youth, unemployment and marginality: The problem and the solution / Laura E. Hess, Anne C. Petersen and Jeylan T. Mortimer -- 2. Social capital, human capital, and investment in youth / James S. Coleman -- 3. When may social capital influence children's school performance? / John Modell -- 4. The historical context of transition to work and youth unemployment / Helmut Fend -- 5. The causes of persistently high unemployment / Michael White and David J. Smith -- 6. Concepts of causation, tests of causal mechanisms, and implications for intervention / Michael Rutter -- 7. Individual differences as precursors of youth unemployment / Jeylan T. Mortimer -- 8. The psychosocial consequences of youth unemployment / Adrian Furnham -- 9. Societal consequences of youth unemployment / Hannie Te Grotenhuis and Frans Meijers -- 10. Social roles for youth: Interventions in unemployment / Stephen F. Hamilton |
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11. Youth: Work and unemployment - A European perspective for research / Hans Bertram -- 12. Conclusion: Social structure and psychosocial dimensions of youth unemployment / Walter R. Heinz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Youth -- Employment -- Congresses.
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Unemployment -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Unemployment -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses.
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Unemployed -- Social conditions -- Congresses.
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Unemployed -- Psychology -- Congresses.
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Social problems -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Mortimer, Jeylan T., 1943-
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Petersen, Anne C.
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| LC no. |
93014237 |
| ISBN |
052144473X |
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