Personal Life, Young Women and Higher Education

Kirsty Finn is Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Edge Hill University, UK. She has previously taught at Teesside University, UK and the University of Manchester, UK.

"In the book Finn develops a 'relational perspective' ... which brings into the foreground of analysis young women's personal worlds ... . the book would make a worthwhile read for postgraduate students, doctoral students and early career researchers seeking to learn more about the realities (and feasibility) of conducting QL projects as a sole researcher. ... would be suitable for a wide audience, ranging from undergraduate students through to academics working within the fields of gender, sociology and HE." (Lauren Stentiford, Gender and Education, 2016)

• Prelude1. Introduction2. Higher Education and Personal Life: A Relational Approach3. Disentangling Family Relationships4. Imagined, Embodied, Negotiated: HE and the Socio-Spatial Context of Friendship5. Peer-Shared Intimacy, Love and Sexuality6. Supporting New Graduates: Sustaining and Troubling Intergenerational Ties7. Graduate Narratives of Success and (Im)Mobility8. Conclusion