On Your Own Without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations

by Gretchen R. Ruth, Constance Flanagan, D. Wayne Osgood, et al.

Book Overview

In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways-sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can count on little help from their families?

On Your Own Without a Net documents the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226637840
• ISBN13: 9780226637846
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"