Dan Woodman is T.R. Ashworth Professor in Sociology at University of Melbourne. He researches youth, young adulthood and generational change using longitudinal method. Dan is co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Youth Studies and the President of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Australia. He has been teaching first year sociology students at the University of Melbourne for a more than a decade.

Chapter 1: Continuity and Change
Individualisation
Generation
New Life Patterns
Structure of the Book
Chapter 2: Global Change and Inequality
Education, Urbanisation and Employment
Inequality
Australia in a Changing World
The Failure of the Neoliberal Promise
Theory in Youth Studies
Chapter 3: Individualisation
Understanding Changing Patterns
Bringing Zombie Categories Back to Life
The Creation of the Choice Biography
Holding Lives Together
Researching the Making of Inequality in New Times
Chapter 4: Generations
The Emergence and Marginalisation of the Sociology of Generations
What is a Generation?
Intergenerational Relationships
When does a Generation Emerge?
Chapter 5: Transitions
Youth Transitions and Development
Transition Regimes and the Making of a Generations
Research and Reflexivity
Chapter 6: Cultures
Concepts of Subculture
Post-subcultures
Continuity and Change in Cultures Research
Generational Change, Cultures and Divisions
Blurring Boundaries
Chapter 7: Time
Social Change and Synchronisation
Sociality and the Digital Revolution
Time, Youth Cultures and Inequality
The Present, Past and Future
Chapter 8: Place
The Invisibility of Place
Theorising Young People and Place
Mobilities, Cultures and Place
Making Place Visible
Place and Global Generations
Young People Making a Place for Themselves
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Generations, Transitions, Cultures
Time, Place and the Future