Opening up or closing down opportunities?: The role of social networks and attachment to place in informing young peoples' attitudes and access to training and employment

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-60

  White, Richard J ^a   Green, Anne E ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRAINING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650413710     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009360234     Document Type: Article

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