Youth and Inequality

Compiles qualitative and ethnographic studies conducted in Britain on various groups of young people (aged 16-19), investigating the impact of class, gender, training, education, and family background on the "successful" transition to adulthood. They found that gaps between the privileged and the disadvantaged are growing, at a time when social resolve to rectify the injustice is flagging. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

"...a unique and fascinating collection of qualitative andethnographic studies of differing groups of young people." -Social Sciences - News from the E.S.R.C.