Youth, Masculinity and the Labour Market

This book examines young men's precarious education-to-employment transitions as they navigate educational, occupational and emotional challenges in the shadow of deindustrialisation and austerity.

James Kartal Gülgeçer completed his PhD in education at the University of Glasgow, UK, where his research examined youth transitions, labour market precarity and masculinities in post-industrial Britain. His work critically engages with core themes in the sociology of youth - class, education, work, precarity and transitions - while extending these debates through new analyses of young men's experiences in deindustrialised cities such as Glasgow and Liverpool.

1. Understanding Employment in Post-Industrial Labour Markets; 2. Precarity, Social Class and Masculinities; 3. Theorising Youth Labour Market Experiences; 4. "Education, education, education"; 5. Precarity and Possibility: Adjusting to an Unjust Labour Market; 6. Navigating Unemployment in a Punitive System; 7. Unease in Uncertain Times; 8. Conclusion - Beyond Business as Usual