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Understanding youth transition as ‘Becoming’

Identity, time and futurity

Bibliographic Data

ID8942497
AuthorsNancy Worth (0000-0002-2379-526X, University of Leeds, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume40
Issue6
Pages1050-1060
Publication date2009-08-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.07.007
OpenAlexW2091476296
LanguageEN
Citations received123
References cited65

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