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Author Cuervo, Hernán, 1970- author

Title Young people making it work : continuity and change in rural places / Hernán Cuervo and Johanna Wyn
Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Publishing, 2012
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2012

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 MELB  338.99457 Cue/Ypm  AVAILABLE
Description 208 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Series MUP academic monographs. Youth studies series
MUP academic monographs
MUP academic monographs. Youth studies series
Contents 1. Changing rural landscapes -- 2. Thinking about young people -- 3. Constructing lives -- 4. Using education -- 5. Belonging, family and place -- 6. Working the land
Summary “Young people making it work examines a generation's lives in rural Australia over the past two decades. Against a backdrop of dramatic social, economic and environmental change, the book tells the story of how a generation of young people have strived to remain connected to the people and places that matter to them... Now aged in their late thirties, these are participants in the Youth Research Centre's Life Patterns longitudinal study who left school in the early 1990s. They are members of generation X, and like their peers in urban places, they have used education to achieve their goals. Their stories reveal the powerful influence of both family and place on the decisions they have made since leaving secondary school... [draws] on contemporary theory from sociology, cultural geography and youth studies to provide new insights about youth transitions and young adulthood that are relevant not only to the rural context but to all young people.”
Analysis Young adults
Youth
Generation X
Rural areas
Victoria
Interviews
Attitudes
Anecdotes
Generation Y
Longitudinal studies
Social conditions
Economic conditions
Participation in education
Employment participation
Sex differences
Comparisons
Trends
Statistics
Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available online
Subject Youth Research Life Pattern Project
Rural youth -- Australia -- Victoria -- Social conditions.
Rural youth -- Social aspects -- Australia -- Victoria.
Rural youth -- Australia -- Social conditions.
Rural youth -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Social adjustment -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
SUBJECT Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736
Author Wyn, Johanna, 1952- author
ISBN 9780522860979 (paperback)