Chapter 1 The Persistent Pandemic of Precariousness: Young People at Work

Chapter 2 Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts

Chapter 3 How Does Globalization Affect the Life Courses of Young Men and Women in Modern Societies?

Chapter 4 Traditional Inequalities and New Insecurities: Long-Term Trends in the Transition to the Labor Market in Germany

Chapter 6 On the Way to Life-Domains Balance: Success Factors and Obstacles

Chapter 7 Shifting Parenthood to Advanced Reproductive Ages: Trends, Causes and Consequences

Chapter 8 The “Rush Hour” of Life: Insecurities and Strains in Early Life Phases as a Challenge for a Life Course-Oriented, Sustainable Social Policy

Chapter 9 Age Groups and Generations: Lines of Conflict and Potentials for Integration

Chapter 10 Who Wants What from the Welfare State? Socio-structural Cleavages in Distributional Politics: Evidence from Swiss Referendum Votes

Chapter 11 Being Less Active and Outnumbered?

Chapter 12 The Emergence of Pensioners’ Parties in Contemporary Europe