Book review - Best laid plans: women coming of age in uncertain times, by Jessica Halliday Hardie. Oakland: University of California Press, 2022. 274 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520297883

Syed Hussien, Sh Fatimah Alzahrah (2024) Book review - Best laid plans: women coming of age in uncertain times, by Jessica Halliday Hardie. Oakland: University of California Press, 2022. 274 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520297883. Contemporary Sociology, 53 (3). pp. 252-253. ISSN 0094-3061 E-ISSN 1939-8638

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Abstract

In the time of unprecedented global uncertainty that we are experiencing today, the life trajectories of youth coming of age is of particular interest. How can we ensure young people are given equal opportunities to succeed as they transition into adulthood? Social conditions undoubtedly affect the experiences of youths transitioning into adulthood and life opportunities available to them. Yet at the individual level there is also a focus on the aspirations and ability of young people to plan well for their futures. The neoliberal perspective tends to focus on the abilities of individuals to beat the odds. Can young people plan well enough to ensure their success? A more balanced conversation would then expand into the interaction between the social and the individual in understanding the outcomes of youth coming of age.

Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Sh Fatimah AlZahrah Syed Hussien
Date Deposited:	02 May 2024 11:52
Last Modified:	02 May 2024 12:24
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/111999

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