Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Selected Studies
1st Edition
Published on 8. December 2005
506 pages
978-0-309-55130-4 (ISBN)
Description
Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National ResearchCouncil explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countriesin light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be forthose responsible for designing youth policies and programs. Presenting a detailedseries of studies, this volume both complements its precursor and makes for a usefulcontribution in its own right. It should be of significant interest to scholars, leaders ofcivil society, and those charged with designing youth policies and programs.
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Content
- FrontMatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1 Introduction--Cynthia B. Lloyd, Jere R. Behrman, Nelly P. Stromquist, and Barney Cohen
- 2 Changing Contexts in Which Youth Are Transitioning to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Converging Toward Developed Economies?--Jere R. Behrman and Piyali Sengupta
- 3 Small Families and Large Cohorts: The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Schooling in Brazil--David A. Lam and Letícia Marteleto
- 4 Progress Toward Education for All: Trends and Current Challenges for sub-Saharan Africa--Paul C. Hewett and Cynthia B. Lloyd
- 5 Trends in the Timing of First Marriage Among Men and Women in the Developing World--Barbara S. Mensch, Susheela Singh, and John B. Casterline
- 6 Marriage Patterns in Rural India: Influence of Sociocultural Context--Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Shiva S. Halli
- 7 Marriage in Transition: Evidence on Age, Education, and Assets from Six Developing Countries--Agnes R. Quisumbing and Kelly Hallman
- 8 Adolescent Transitions to Adulthood in Reform-Era China--Emily Hannum and Jihong Liu
- 9 Growing Up in Pakistan: The Separate Experiences of Males and Females--Cynthia B. Lloyd and Monica J. Grant
- 10 Multilevel Modeling of Influences on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Cameroon--Barthélémy Kuate-Defo
- 11 Assessing the Economic Returns to Investing in Youth in Developing Countries--James C. Knowles and Jere R. Behrman
- Appendix Contents Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
