“Social scientists are gradually responding to the challenge of re-theorizing youth transitions in the face of social change, and this book makes an important

The distinction between friends and acquaintances is often made in everyday conversation but the significance of this distinction is under-explored. Acquaintanc

This book places changes in leaving and returning home in the context of the major events of 20th century America. The authors examine the reasons children ulti

Ebook: Adolescence

Jones (sociology, U. of Edinburgh) examines the historical patterns of teenagers leaving the nest in Scotland, their various paths of establishing a household,