Generation X-pendable: The social exclusion of rural and remote young people

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-107

  Alston, Margaret ^a   Kent, Jenny ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Rural and remote young people; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749085959     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783308099988     Document Type: Article

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