Unfolding lives; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. The breadth and depth of youth transitions; 2. A method-in-practice: constructing longitudinal case histories; 3. Gender and social change; 4. Going up! Discipline and opportunism; 5. Going down? Caught between stasis and mobility; 6. Coming out: from the closet to stepping stones; 7. Acting out: rebellion with a cause; 8. Interruption: from explanation to understanding; 9. Conversation: reading between the lines; 10. Youth, gender and change; Appendix; References; Index
Summary
The process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented & unequal, shaped by chance, choice & timing. 'Unfolding Lives' presents a unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in later modern culture
