Youth and the New Adulthood

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Understanding young lives through longitudinal research.- Chapter 3. Social Change, Generations and the New Adulthood.- Chapter 4. The disintegrating education-work nexus.- Chapter 5. Towards a holistic view of youth and futurity.- Chapter 6. Belonging and entrepreneurial selfhood.- Chapter 7. Reframing resilience.- Chapter 8. Rethinking family relationships.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Professor Johanna Wyn is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Emeritus Professor in the Youth Research Centre and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Academy of Social Sciences, UK. She is engaged in multidisciplinary and multi-method research on the ways in which young people navigate their lives in a changing world, with a focus on the areas of transition, gender, well-being and inequality. Her work recognizes that young people are active citizens, cultural creators and active agents in learning and well-being. She leads the ARC-funded Life Patterns longitudinal research program and has a strong research track record of competitive research grants and consultancies and tenders from a range of stakeholders, including government departments, foundations and the private sector.Professor Helen Cahill has a distinguished career and reputation both internationally and nationally in youth studies, education and teacher development. She leads inter-disciplinary and multi-method research with a particular focus on the use of participatory methods to investigate youth wellbeing, sexuality, mental health, gender and youth leadership. She has authored many wellbeing education programs for use in Australian schools and community settings in the Asia-Pacific region. She leads a suite of research projects variously investigating resilience, social and emotional learning, and the prevention of gender-based violence. She has a strong research track record of competitive research grants and consultancies from a range of education, health and development stakeholders, including government departments, the private sector, and international NGO's such as UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNFPA. Her work is characterized by the use of innovative and embodied participatory methods which position young people as co-creators of knowledge developed about how to serve their needs.






Dan Woodman is TR Ashworth Associate Professor of Sociology

"It is an important contribution to contemporary youth studies, of significance for scholars and students alike, as well as providing those in youth policy and practice to re-think their approaches to strengthening life chances and the life course for young people." (Howard Williamson, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 3, 2020)