<p>Based on qualitative research carried out with young people aged from 18 to 30 in five European countries <em>Young Europeans Work and Family</em> examines young people's pathways to adulthood and their perspectives on their future work and family lives. </p><p>This enlightening book investigates young people from a range of social classes and at various phases in their life: in training in higher education in insecure work and in steady jobs including high- and low-status employment. The study was carried out by a cross-disciplinary team of researchers from Ireland Norway Portugal Sweden and the UK countries that represent a variety of economic profiles and welfare state regimes.</p>