The chapter outlines the specific contexts of youth transitions in Norway within the comparative analysis of this book, shedding light on young people’s transitions from school to work as well as their housing and domestic transitions (leaving home, marriage/cohabitation and parenthood). The discussion initially focuses on the historical background and the general trends of youth transitions in Norway over the past few decades, using evidence from prior research and existing literature and data. The representative Norwegian population study ‘Life Course, Generation and Gender’ (LOGG), which was conducted in 2007–2008, is then used to examine the transitions of young Norwegians from school to work and their housing and domestic transitions at the beginning of the new millennium. These results show that education, employment status and gender are strongly related to the transitions of young people in Norway. Choosing either a university entrance qualification or a vocational qualification has lasting consequences for further transition paths to employment, vocational education or university, with each route having an impact on the timing of the transition to employment as well as housing and domestic transitions. After leaving upper secondary education, only a small group of young people stay in non-standard employment or are out of work in Norway. Being out of work or remaining in precarious work over a longer period has a negative impact on life satisfaction, indicating that this is, socially and subjectively, one of the most undesirable statuses in Norway, and it has lasting negative effects on the realisation of domestic transitions. For both genders, leaving home, forming a partnership, or starting a family led to an increase in life satisfaction.

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Youth Transition Pathways in Norway: How Education, Work and Gender Matter

  • Jan Skrobanek

摘要

The chapter outlines the specific contexts of youth transitions in Norway within the comparative analysis of this book, shedding light on young people’s transitions from school to work as well as their housing and domestic transitions (leaving home, marriage/cohabitation and parenthood). The discussion initially focuses on the historical background and the general trends of youth transitions in Norway over the past few decades, using evidence from prior research and existing literature and data. The representative Norwegian population study ‘Life Course, Generation and Gender’ (LOGG), which was conducted in 2007–2008, is then used to examine the transitions of young Norwegians from school to work and their housing and domestic transitions at the beginning of the new millennium. These results show that education, employment status and gender are strongly related to the transitions of young people in Norway. Choosing either a university entrance qualification or a vocational qualification has lasting consequences for further transition paths to employment, vocational education or university, with each route having an impact on the timing of the transition to employment as well as housing and domestic transitions. After leaving upper secondary education, only a small group of young people stay in non-standard employment or are out of work in Norway. Being out of work or remaining in precarious work over a longer period has a negative impact on life satisfaction, indicating that this is, socially and subjectively, one of the most undesirable statuses in Norway, and it has lasting negative effects on the realisation of domestic transitions. For both genders, leaving home, forming a partnership, or starting a family led to an increase in life satisfaction.