Regimes of youth transitions: Choice, flexibility and security in young people's experiences across different European contexts

Young

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-139

  Walther, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

biographical perspective; choice; flexibility and security; youth transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001207607     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1103308806062737     Document Type: Article

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