Young People's Development and the Great Recession

Part I. Introduction: 1. Conceptualizing youth transitions in times of economic upheaval and uncertainty: a life course perspective Ingrid Schoon and John Bynner; Part II. The Changing Context of Youth Transitions: 2. Globalization and its impact on the political, economic and labor market aspects of the transition David N. Ashton; 3. The Great Recession and youth labor market outcomes in international perspective Arnaldo Mont'Alvao, Jeylan T. Mortimer and Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson; 4. Comparative perspectives: education and training system effects on youth transitions and opportunities Andy Green and Nicola Pensiero; Part III. Variations in Education and Employment Transitions during Times of Economic Hardship: 5. Young people's experiences of employment and unemployment across Europe: evidence from the EU-SILC Maria Iacovou; 6. Structural advantages, personal capacities and young adult functioning during the Great Recession Robert Crosnoe and Chelsea Smith; 7. The vanishing teenage worker Jeremy Staff, Nayan Ramirez and Kelsey Cundiff; 8. Education and employment transitions in Germany Olaf Groh-Samberg and Ramsey Wise; 9. Labor market entry before and after the financial crisis in Germany: duration of labor market entry, quality of first job, and fixed-term employment Pia Blossfeld; Part IV. The Impact of the Great Recession on Families: 10. Transitioning to adulthood in the wake of the Great Recession: family context and consequences Patrick Wightman, Robert F. Schoeni, Megan E. Patrick and John E. Schulenberg; 11. Impact of the recession on family dynamics and youth wellbeing: findings from the German Family Panel (Pairfam) Sabine Walper and Stefan Friedrich; 12. Employment and family transitions in the UK: trends before and after the Great Recession Mark Lyons-Amos and Ingrid Schoon; Part V. Future Orientations and Wellbeing: 13. Economic recession and youth achievement orientations and behaviour Jeylan T. Mortimer, Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson and Arnaldo Mont'Alvao; 14. The recession, young people and their relationship with the future Carmen Leccardi; 15. The impact of the recession on young people's satisfaction with democratic politics Jan G. Janmaat; 16. The Great Recession, health and health inequalities of adolescents in North America, Europe and Israel Timo Kolja Pförtner, Frank J. Elgar, Katharina Rathmann and Matthias Richter; 17. Impact of the Great Recession on young adults' health: the significance of social class Shannon Cavanagh; Part VI. Conclusion: 18. Insights gained on the recession effects John Bynner, Glen Elder, Walter Heinz and Ingrid Schoon.