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Youth prospects in the digital society : identities and inequalities in an unravelling Europe /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bynner, J. M. (Author), Heinz, Walter R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Youth > Great Britain > Social conditions > 21st century.
Youth > Germany > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Youth Prospects in the Digital Society: Identities and Inequalities in an Unravelling Europe
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of abbreviations
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Pathways to adulthood
  • Themes and contexts
  • Changing life course
  • Cultural change
  • Advent of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Preview of this volume
  • 1 Social structure and inequality
  • US and Europe at the front of rising inequality
  • Globalisation and path-dependency
  • Employability and social class in the digital society
  • Education and the unequal distribution of life chances
  • Do working-class kids still get working-class jobs?
  • Migrants and refugees with limited prospects
  • Social class, generation and youth prospects
  • Conclusion
  • 2 Identity and social media
  • Self and identity
  • Stages in identity formation
  • Biographical resource
  • Impact of digital society
  • Digital employment
  • Digital communication
  • Selective self-presentation
  • Honesty and deception
  • Psychological effects
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Youth and Europe
  • Social justice and the distribution of resources
  • Youth unemployment and poverty
  • The wider benefits of the EU youth agenda
  • Political participation and protest
  • EU integration and cultural diversity
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Navigating the transition to adulthood
  • The dual system of vocational education and training
  • Comparing transitions
  • Restructuring of the occupational system
  • Precarious transitions
  • Social class and the welfare mix
  • Changing educational pathways
  • Self-employment as an alternative path
  • Transition problems: IT addiction, crime
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Education, capability and skills
  • Origins of the education problem
  • Internet of things and everything
  • Educational challenges
  • Skills and capability
  • Reframing the curriculum
  • Computers versus people
  • Countries compared
  • Digital exclusion
  • Capability and freedom
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Smart families and community
  • Digitalisation and its counterparts
  • Intergenerational relations
  • The class
  • Family interactions
  • Social networking and social capital
  • False hopes
  • Existential risks
  • Cultural and health challenges
  • Media education
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Political participation, mobilisation and the internet
  • The role of the internet
  • Interest in European and national political issues
  • Social media and political advertising
  • New youth movements in the making: Fridays for Future and Momentum
  • Political education as enlightenment about the digital media
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Impact of COVID-19 on youth
  • COVID-19 and youth prospects
  • Labour market
  • Education and training
  • Family functioning
  • Health and well-being
  • Social media and politics
  • Where next?
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusions: Youth policy challenges
  • Changes
  • Rising to the challenges
  • Digital society
  • Education