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Biography and gender in youth transitions
Author(s) -
Stauber Barbara
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.169
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , biography , adolescent development , psychology , developmental psychology , transition (genetics) , gender studies , positive youth development , sociology , social psychology , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , law , gene
In this chapter, the author argues for the essential role of “doing gender” in the transition of young people from education to the labor market. Two relevant concepts are introduced: biographicity and gender competence. They are illustrated with a female and a male case.