Part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in contemporary societies, the monograph focuses on the difficulties experienced by young people in Great Britain in negotiating the transitions from school to work and from youth to adulthood. Unemployment in Britain is at a post World War II peak and there has been a disproportionately large increase in the number of young unemployed people. Entry into the labor market is influenced by years and type of education. And, although educational development since 1945 has widened educational opportunity, it has not seriously altered the relationship between educational success and social class. One component of the growth of youth unemployment in Britain is the steadily expanding period of secondary and postsecondary education. Young people are entering the primary labor force later, spending more time in higher and vocational schooling, and relying more on temporary employment and social benefits. Policies instituted by the government to combat youth employment problems have focused on stimulating labor demand, employment subsidies, early retirement, employment services and moving allowances, and training schemes and incentives. They have been largely unsuccessful to date. The conclusion is that it is difficult to see in current developments in Great Britain any substantial change in employment, education, or training for the labor force. (DB)