Poor transitions

Introduction: 'Miserable measures': a profile of deprived neighbourhoods; Social exclusion and extended youth transitions; Research aims; Research methodology; Change and continuity in the extended transitions of socially excluded young adults: The 'education, training and employment' sub-sample; The 'family' sub-sample; The 'criminal and/or drug-using' sub-sample; Broader experiences of extended transitions: The persistence of poverty; Leaving home and social housing; Leisure careers: making the most of 'staying in'; Social networks: strong bonds but weak bridges; 'Critical moments': the unpredictable consequences of bereavement and ill-health; Summary and conclusions: Continuity and change in extended transitions; Social exclusion, poverty and social networks; De-industrialisation and the intergenerational experience of family disadvantage; Learning from more successful transitions? Implications for policy: The causes and effects of social exclusion; Principles and practice for tackling social exclusion; Extended, holistic and 'joined-up' policy or 'employability'? Area re-generation, social integration and the redistribution of wealth; Policy conclusions.