Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions

by Sheila J. Henderson, Janet Holland, Sheena McGrellis

Inventing A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions  is a ground-breaking book that offers a new approach to understanding young people′s lives and their transitions to adulthood. Contrary to policy and research approaches that often see young people′s lives in a fragmented way, the book argues that a biographical approach to youth is vital to capture the holistic and dynamic character of young lives. Based on a study of a diverse group of 100 young people over a ten year period, the book shows how the interplay of chance, choice, and opportunity can shape their lives.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2006