Young people in Eastern Europe are more advanced in some global trends than in the west. This original approach to youth studies explores life transitions, covering all aspects of young peoples lives from education and work to family and leisure. Written by a popular author, this engaging book is key reading for all students of youth studies.
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'...Ken Roberts is one of the senior "statesmen" in UK youth research; his encyclopedic knowledge of political events, and their impact on young people since before the collapse of the Soviet Union is breathtaking.' - Canadian Journal of Sociology
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...Ken Roberts is one of the senior "statesmen" in UK youth research; his encyclopedic knowledge of political events, and their impact on young people since before the collapse of the Soviet Union is breathtaking.' - Canadian Journal of Sociology
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| Map of Europe |
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| 1 Introduction |
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Eastern Europe and the west |
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Communism and post-communism |
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Youth's new condition in Eastern Europe |
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Book plan and sources of evidence |
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| 2 Labour markets |
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| 3 Education |
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The Americanisation of education in Eastern Europe |
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Gender in education and the labour market |
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Summary and conclusions: education and global youth in the 21st century |
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| 4 Individualisation and the reflexive self |
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Persistent systemic inequalities |
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Summary and conclusions: structured individualisation |
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| 5 Housing and family transitions and gender divisions |
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A brief history of western practices |
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Summary and conclusions, and the contemporary relevance of the transition paradigm |
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| 6 Leisure |
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Young people's leisure in post-communist Eastern Europe |
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The reforms: the leisure debits |
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The stratification of youth lifestyles |
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| 7 Class divisions |
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Class structure and social change in the west |
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Class in Eastern Europe after communism |
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Young people in the new class systems |
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Class and political representation |
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| 8 Politics |
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Young people and politics under communism |
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1989 and what happened afterwards |
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Political generations in Eastern Europe and the west |
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Disengaged and disaffected |
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Youth in political action |
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Summary and conclusions: the historical inversion |
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| 9 Conclusions: global youth in the 21st century |
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The expansion of education |
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De-constructed transitions |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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KEN ROBERTS is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is the author of many books, including Leisure and Lifestyle, Leisure in Contemporary Society 2e, Class in Modern Britain and The Leisure Industries. He is a former chair of the World Leisure Research Commission and he is currently president of ISA RC13 (Sociology of Leisure). He was a member of the HEFCE RAE Panels for Sports-Related Studies in 1996 and 2001.
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