Youth in Transition

Claire Wallace is a lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University, having previously worked' at Polytechnic South West. Her previous publications include For Richer, For Poorer (Tavistock, 1987) and An Introduction to Sociology — Feminist Perspective (with P. Abbott) (Routledge, 1990). She is currently researching into young people in the South West as part of the 16-19 Initiative. Malcolm Cross is Principal Research Fellow at the centre for Research in Ethnic Relations. He has published a number of articles on youth and youth training and he has edited Black Youth Futures (1987). He has recently completed a study funded by the Department of Employment on the Careers Service and entry to the labour market (with John Wrench).

• 1. Introduction: Youth in Transition 2. Surrogate Employment, Surrogate Labour Markets and the Development of Training Policies in the Eighties 3. From New Vocationalism to the Culture of Enterprise 4. The Transition from YTS to Work: Content, Context and the External Labour Market 5. Trainers and Tutors in the YTS Environment 6. Interpreting Vocationalism: Youth Training and Managerial Practices 7. A Decade of Decline: Social Class and Post-School Destination of Minimum-Age School-Leavers in Scotland 1977-1987 8. Class, Gender Divisions Among Young Adults at Leisure 9. Creating Poverty and Creating Crime: Australian Youth Policy in the Eighties 10. Youth Homelessness in Wales References Notes on Contributors Author Index Subject Index