Inductive reasoning occurs when one makes inferences from particular situations or scenarios to predict future situations. In this study, the authors seek to use information from particular youth's experiences of the transition to adulthood and apply it to the development of a general understanding of whether or not youth can overcome existing social class, gender and ethnic divisions (MacDonald et al., 2005).
5. Identify at least 4 major findings from this study.
MacDonald et al. (2005) found that with few exceptions youth stayed within the community in which they were raised. The authors attributed this finding to the housing market but a more influential factor appears to be the preference of these youth to remain in their neighborhoods despite the presence of social exclusion. A key factor in this preference was the comfort that is provided through familiarity with the neighborhood (MacDonald et al., 2005). Within these neighborhoods, MacDonald et al. (2005) also found that there was a strong sense of...
Many of the youth described being embedded in social networks, both negative and positive, beyond their family unit (MacDonald et al., 2005).
MacDonald et al. (2005) found that employment had a cyclical nature, made up of low skilled and underpaid opportunities with extremely low, if existent, growth ceilings. The neighborhood was void of secure employment opportunities and instead many oscillated between periods of low wage work and unemployment (MacDonald et al., 2005). When identifying jobs youth often relied on their personal networks using techniques such as word of mouth, referrals from friends, and knowing someone who works in a particular location (MacDonald et al., 2005).
References
MacDonald, R., Shildrick, T., Webster, C., & Simpson, D. (2005). Growing up in poor
neighbourhoods: The significance of class and place in the extended transitions of 'socially excluded' young adults. Sociology, 39(5),…
