{"product_id":"globalization-uncertainty-and-youth-in-society-the-losers-in-a-globalizing-world-paperback","title":"Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society: The Losers in a Globalizing World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans-Peter Blossfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eErik Klijzing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMelinda Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the impact that institutions working with social groups of youths have upon those youths' abilities to make adult decisions determining their life courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering both Europe and North America, the book includes case studies, and contains country-specific contributions on conservative, social-democratic, post-socialist, liberal and familistic welfare regimes, as well as data from the GLOBALIFE project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilling the gap in the market on the micro effects of globalization on individuals, and taking an empirical approach to the topic, this impressive volume brings the individual and nation-specific institutions back into the discussion on globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans-Peter Blossfeld \u003c\/strong\u003eis the director of the GLOBALIFE program and is the Professor and Chair in Comparative Sociology at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. He has been Editor of European Sociologiocal Review and is Associate Editor of International Sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Klijzing \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Executive Director of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population in France. He has worked internationally as a population expert including positions with the United Nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelinda Mills \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor in the Department of Socio-Cultural Sciences at the Vrije University, Amsterdam. She is the Editor of International Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Kurz \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. Her research interests include social inequality, social stratification, housing, the labor market and the life course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52289554874642,"sku":"9780415482073","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/bmw4ZkNxaGVXSE94bFkvaXpmWCtOQT09.webp?v=1779497606","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/globalization-uncertainty-and-youth-in-society-the-losers-in-a-globalizing-world-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}