Beyond the 'transitions' metaphor: Family relations and young people in late modernity

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-22

  Wyn, Johanna ^a   Lantz, Sarah ^b   Harris, Anita ^c  

^a The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

citizenship; family; identity; transitions; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857676375     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311408971     Document Type: Article

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