‘It was not my choice, you know?’: Young people's subjective views and decision-making processes in biographical transitions

Transitions from School to Work: Globalization, Individualization, and Patterns of Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 121-144

  Walther, Andreas ^a  

^a Institute for Regional Innovation and Social Research (IRISev)   (Germany)

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EID: 84861338864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511605369.006     Document Type: Chapter

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