Work, Family Policies and Transitions to Adulthood in Europe. systematically applies insights from social policy and gender studies to the new generation that are entering the labour market and trying to create their own autonomous household, with or without children. What does it mean to be a young adult in Europe during the economic crisis; how do they find their way on the increasingly flexible labour market, what are the social, economic and institutional barriers to leave their parental home and do social policies help them to combinework and family life? This book provides an analysis of ambivalent academic paradigms and EU policies, their implementation in national welfare states and offers comparative analyses of the demographic life course transitions of young adults, their entrance in (non) permanent jobs, their income (in)security, and the wide variety of childcare and working time policies and practices across Europe, revealing striking evidence for the geographical disparity of chances and options for young European adults. INDICE: 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 forYoung 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 ANALYSESOF POLICIES FOR AND PRACTICES OF YOUNG ADULTS IN EU MEMBER STATES. Normative and Institutional Frameworks for Family Formation; S.Drobnic.&. T.Knijn.FamilyChange 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.GuillÉn RodrÍguez.&. 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 forYoung Adults; T.Knijn.&. J.Plantenga.Bibliography.Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-30025-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 21/09/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido