Youth Prospects in the Digital Society: Identities and Inequalities in an Unravelling Europe

Cover -- Youth Prospects In The Digital Society: Identities And Inequalities In An Unravelling Europe -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- About The Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Pathways To Adulthood -- Themes And Contexts -- Changing Life Course -- Cultural Change -- Advent Of The Covid-19 Pandemic -- Preview Of This Volume -- 1 Social Structure And Inequality -- Us And Europe At The Front Of Rising Inequality -- Globalisation And Path-dependency -- Employability And Social Class In The Digital Society Education And The Unequal Distribution Of Life Chances -- Do Working-class Kids Still Get Working-class Jobs? -- Migrants And Refugees With Limited Prospects -- Social Class, Generation And Youth Prospects -- Conclusion -- 2 Identity And Social Media -- Self And Identity -- Stages In Identity Formation -- Biographical Resource -- Impact Of Digital Society -- Digital Employment -- Digital Communication -- Selective Self-presentation -- Honesty And Deception -- Psychological Effects -- Conclusion -- 3 Youth And Europe -- Social Justice And The Distribution Of Resources Youth Unemployment And Poverty -- The Wider Benefits Of The Eu Youth Agenda -- Political Participation And Protest -- Eu Integration And Cultural Diversity -- Conclusion -- 4 Navigating The Transition To Adulthood -- The Dual System Of Vocational Education And Training -- Comparing Transitions -- Restructuring Of The Occupational System -- Precarious Transitions -- Social Class And The Welfare Mix -- Changing Educational Pathways -- Self-employment As An Alternative Path -- Transition Problems: It Addiction, Crime -- Conclusion -- 5 Education, Capability And Skills Origins Of The Education Problem -- Internet Of Things And Everything -- Educational Challenges -- Skills And Capability -- Reframing The Curriculum -- Computers Versus People -- Countries Compared -- Digital Exclusion -- Capability And Freedom -- Conclusion -- 6 Smart Families And Community -- Digitalisation And Its Counterparts -- Intergenerational Relations -- The Class -- Family Interactions -- Social Networking And Social Capital -- False Hopes -- Existential Risks -- Cultural And Health Challenges -- Media Education -- Conclusion -- 7 Political Participation, Mobilisation And The Internet The Role Of The Internet -- Interest In European And National Political Issues -- Social Media And Political Advertising -- New Youth Movements In The Making: Fridays For Future And Momentum -- Political Education As Enlightenment About The Digital Media -- Conclusion -- 8 Impact Of Covid-19 On Youth -- Covid-19 And Youth Prospects -- Labour Market -- Education And Training -- Family Functioning -- Health And Well-being -- Social Media And Politics -- Where Next? -- Conclusion -- Conclusions: Youth Policy Challenges -- Changes -- Rising To The Challenges -- Digital Society -- Education John Bynner And Walter R. Heinz. Smart Family. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.