Transitions and Social Change

Transitions and Social Change: The Early Lives of American Men deals with the timing and synchronization of transition events that signify the passage of American males from adolescence to adulthood.

The book is divided into four parts. Part I is an introduction to the study and its data and methods. This part also deals with the passage to adulthood, education, work, and adolescence. Part II covers the intercohort differences in the transition to adulthood. Part III studies the effects of social background differentials such as social class background, the size of the community, and ethnic ancestry to the transition to adulthood. Part IV talks about the possible consequences of early life-course transition behavior, transition to adulthood and marital stability, and social change and the transition to adulthood.

The text is recommended for anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and any experts in the field who wish to know more about the transition of American adolescent males into adulthood, the factors that affect it, and its effects.

Contenu

Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Introduction to the Study
Objectives

1. The Passage to Adulthood
   Education, Work, and Adolescence
   A Model of the Life Course
2. Data and Methods
   Data
   Methods
   Summary
   II. Intercohort Differences in the Transition to Adulthood
3. Cohort Patterns in the Transition to Adulthood
   Intercohort Changes in Educational Attainment
   Age at School Completion
   Age at First Job
   Age at First Marriage
   Ordering of Events
   Duration of the Transition to Adulthood
   Conclusions
4. Social Structural Conditions and Intercohort Changes in the Transition Process
   Objective
   Procedures
   The Measurement of Social Structural Conditions
   Social Structure and the Transition to Adulthood
   Conclusions
   III. Social Background Differentials in the Transition to Adulthood
   Theoretical Design
   Analysis Plan
5. Social Class Background and the Transition to Adulthood
   Age at School Completion
   Age at First Job
   Age at First Marriage
   Ordering of Events
   Duration of the Transition to Adulthood
   Log-Linear Models
   Summary
6. Size of Community and the Transition to Adulthood
   Age at School Completion
   Age at First Job
   Age at First Marriage
   Ordering of Events
   Duration of the Transition to Adulthood
   Log-Linear Models
   Summary
7. Ethnic Ancestry and the Transition to Adulthood
   Age at School Completion
   Age at First Job
   Age at First Marriage
   Ordering of Events
   Duration of the Transition to Adulthood
   Log-Linear Models
   Summary
8. Social Class, Community Size, Ethnic Ancestry, and Transition Behavior
   Analysis
   Conclusions
   IV. The Consequences of Early Life-Course Transition Behavior
9. The Transition to Adulthood and Career Occupational Attainments
   Occupational Mobility
   Occupational Status
   The Occupational Attainment Process
   Conclusions
10. The Transition to Adulthood and Career Earnings Attainments
    Earnings
    The Earnings Attainment Process
    Conclusions
11. The Transition to Adulthood and Marital Stability
    Analysis
    Conclusions
12. Social Change and the Transition to Adulthood
    Prospects for Future Change
    Issues for Future Research
    References
    Subject Index