Best laid plans : women coming of age in uncertain times /

"Given the range of possibilities open to women today, what futures do adolescent women dream of and pursue? And how do social class and race inequalities play into their trajectories? Asking young women about aspirations in three areas--school, work, and family--Best Laid Plans shows how futur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hardie, Jessica Halliday, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Subjects:
2000-2099
Teenage girls > United States > Social conditions > 21st century > Case studies.
Coming of age > Social aspects > United States > 21st century > Case studies.
Adolescentes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle > Études de cas.
Passage à l'âge adulte > Aspect social > États-Unis > 21e siècle > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Teenage girls > Social conditions
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Packaged and repackaged futures
  • Anticipating a packaged future
  • Hoping for a repackaged future
  • Dreams unfurled
  • Young women on track
  • Young women holding on
  • Young women navigating rough seas
  • Conclusion : beyond planfulness : how resources matter in the transition to adulthood.

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