This book examines youth unemployment and intervention strategies in the United States and Europe.

Contributors; Foreword Klaus J. Jacobs; Introduction Jeylan T. Mortimer; Part I. Investment in Youth: 1. Youth, unemployment and marginality: the problem and the solution Laura E. Hess, Anne C. Petersen and Jeylan T. Mortimer; 2. Social capital, human capital and investment in youth James S. Coleman; 3. When may social capital influence children's school performance? John Modell; Reply to John Modell James S. Coleman; Reply to James S. Coleman John Modell; Part II. Macrosocial Perspectives: 4. The historical context of transition to work and youth unemployment Helmut Fend; 5. The causes of persistently high unemployment Michael White and David J. Smith; Part III. Individual Perspectives: 6. Concepts of causation, tests of causal mechanisms and implications for intervention Michael Rutter; 7. Individual differences as precursors of youth unemployment Jeylan T. Mortimer; 8. The psychosocial consequences of youth unemployment Adrian Furnham; Part IV. Social Consequences and Interventions: 9. Societal consequences of youth unemployment Hannie te Grotenhuis and Frans Meijers; 10. Social roles for youth: interventions in unemployment Stephen F. Hamilton; Part V. Implications for Research: 11. Youth: work and unemployment - a European perspective for research Hans Bertram; 12. Conclusions: social structure and psychosocial dimensions of youth unemployment Walter R. Heinz; Index.