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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Youth Transition and Social Welfare |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comparative Study of Japan, Germany, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, and Norway |
| Editors | Akio Inui, Jan Skrobanek, Christian Imdorf, Birgit Reissig, Andy Biggart |
| Publisher | Springer Singapore |
| Pages | 31–42 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-981-96-8947-7 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-981-96-8946-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Oct 2025 |
Abstract
Keywords
- Comparative Sociology, Economy-wide Country Studies, Mixed Methods, Quality of Life Research, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Comparative Social Policy
Research Area (based on ÖFOS 2012)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Sociology
- Sociology
- Educational sociology
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Sociology
- Sociology
- Sociology of youth
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Youth Transition and Social Welfare: A Comparative Study of Japan, Germany, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, and Norway. ed. / Akio Inui; Jan Skrobanek; Christian Imdorf; Birgit Reissig; Andy Biggart. Springer Singapore, 2025. p. 31–42.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Methodology and Research Design
AU - Imdorf, Christian
AU - Skrobanek, Jan
PY - 2025/10/17
Y1 - 2025/10/17
N2 - This chapter presents the methodology and research design of the multi-country case study of youth transitions in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Norway. After outlining the motivation for the comparative study, the research questions, and assumptions, the multi-country case study design is presented. Positioning Japan as an unique, unusual and critical case in youth transition research, the selection of four European countries for comparison is justified according to country-specific youth transition contexts such as youth welfare citizenship, youth labour market dynamics, and the strength of the male-breadwinner model in each country. The chapter then highlights the analytical strategies for the country case studies and the comparative study in general. This is followed by an overview of the national youth data and the criteria used to make the observations from the different longitudinal and cross-sectional data comparable at two biographical age windows at the end of the first and beginning of the second decade of the new millennium. Finally, the measures of the different types of youth transitions (school-to-work, housing and domestic transitions) and the main variables used in the comparative analysis, such as life satisfaction and the subjective perception of risk, are outlined.
AB - This chapter presents the methodology and research design of the multi-country case study of youth transitions in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Norway. After outlining the motivation for the comparative study, the research questions, and assumptions, the multi-country case study design is presented. Positioning Japan as an unique, unusual and critical case in youth transition research, the selection of four European countries for comparison is justified according to country-specific youth transition contexts such as youth welfare citizenship, youth labour market dynamics, and the strength of the male-breadwinner model in each country. The chapter then highlights the analytical strategies for the country case studies and the comparative study in general. This is followed by an overview of the national youth data and the criteria used to make the observations from the different longitudinal and cross-sectional data comparable at two biographical age windows at the end of the first and beginning of the second decade of the new millennium. Finally, the measures of the different types of youth transitions (school-to-work, housing and domestic transitions) and the main variables used in the comparative analysis, such as life satisfaction and the subjective perception of risk, are outlined.
KW - Comparative Sociology
KW - Economy-wide Country Studies
KW - Mixed Methods
KW - Quality of Life Research
KW - Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging
KW - Comparative Social Policy
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-8947-7_2
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-8947-7_2
M3 - Contribution to book/anthology
SN - 978-981-96-8946-0
SP - 31
EP - 42
BT - Youth Transition and Social Welfare
A2 - Inui, Akio
A2 - Skrobanek, Jan
A2 - Imdorf, Christian
A2 - Reissig, Birgit
A2 - Biggart, Andy
PB - Springer Singapore
ER -