Life Chances : Stories of Growing Up in Australia /
This book presents the real life stories of five young people who were born in the same place at the same time and who all seem to be flourishing at age 21 but who have had very different life experiences along the way. It draws on the findings of the unique Life Chances Study, a longitudinal resear...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leichhardt :
Federation Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book presents the real life stories of five young people who were born in the same place at the same time and who all seem to be flourishing at age 21 but who have had very different life experiences along the way. It draws on the findings of the unique Life Chances Study, a longitudinal research project which followed the lives of a group of young people since their birth in inner Melbourne in 1990. The study explored in detail the impacts of family income and disadvantage for children over time. The wealth of data from interviews conducted over a number of years is used to present the young people's stories from infancy to age 21, both from the perspectives of their parents and, as they grow up, in their own words. An introductory chapter introduces the stories and the context. This is followed by five detailed life stories and a concluding chapter which reflects on issues of social and economic support for families. The stories include young people from both advantaged and disadvantaged family backgrounds and with parents from different birthplaces (China and Vietnam as well as Australia). They illuminate such diverse aspects of life as the development of ethnic identity, language barriers, career planning, neighbourhood and choice of school. Life Chances makes an important contribution to understanding inequality and disadvantage in our society. It enables the reader to engage with the lives and thoughts of five families over 21 years and provides insights into the complexity of individual lives in their wider context. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781760020187 1760020184 |