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* What is it like to be a teenager today? * How do parents and teenagers experience their roles and responsiblities? * And how does the problem of health - a major cultural goal of the twentieth century - figure in the perspective and priorties of young people and their parents This book seeks to answer these questions in a unique study of over 800 16-year-olds. Taking family life as the focus, the book explores a critical moment in teenagers and parents lives with respect to the transition to adulthood, a point a which young people and parents take important decisions about the future, especially concerning education, training and the labour market.

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The research is informative and extensive in the qualitative and quantitative material it provides... - Times Educational Supplement I would recommend it to any schoolnurse or health visitor working with young people. - HealthVisitor ...innovative and insightful, and offersa highlyreadable account of work which will be important to any professional working with young people. - Health Psychology Update An essential resource for health educators . - Journalof the Institute of Health Education ...an excellent andwell written book. - Reviewing Sociology

"The research is informative and extensive in the qualitative and quantitative material it provides..." - Times Educational Supplement "I would recommend it to any schoolnurse or health visitor working with young people." - HealthVisitor "...innovative and insightful, and offersa highlyreadable account of work which will be important to any professional working with young people." - Health Psychology Update "An essential resource for health educators". - Journalof the Institute of Health Education "...an excellent andwell written book." - Reviewing Sociology

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