This study explores the ramifications of local economic differences on entering adulthood in the context of globalization. The effect of globalization on patterns of entering adulthood is usually perceived as filtered by particularities at the national level and as differentiated mainly by class. However, economic differentiation within the same country at the regional and municipal level is mostly overlooked. To address this gap, the authors compare the achievement of first homeownership among middle-class households in two Israeli cities differing in the concentration of economic sectors and in housing prices. Utilizing in-depth interviews (n = 60 [cases]; n = 106 [interviewees]), the study shows how unstable forms of employment and exponentially rising housing prices in one city, and stable employment accompanied by still affordable housing costs in the other, support non-traditional and traditional patterns of entering adulthood respectively. The authors then analyse the Israeli census to confirm different patterns of entering adulthood among educated residents of the two cities. Thus, the study demonstrates how local economies shape different patterns of entering adulthood within the same country and among members of a similar class, suggesting that the relationship between globalization, class and the life course is also mediated by place.

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全球化、地方和生命历程：两个以色列城市的地方经济和中产阶级向成年的过渡

本研究探讨了全球化背景下当地经济差异对进入成年期的影响。全球化对进入成年模式的影响通常被认为是被国家层面的特殊性过滤掉的，并且主要是按阶级区分的。然而，同一国家内部在区域和市级层面的经济差异大多被忽视。为了弥补这一差距，作者比较了两个经济部门集中度和房价不同的以色列城市中产阶级家庭的首次置业情况。利用深度访谈（n = 60 [案例]；n = 106 [受访者]），该研究展示了一个城市的不稳定就业形式和指数级上涨的房价，稳定的就业伴随着仍然负担得起的住房成本，分别支持进入成年的非传统和传统模式。作者随后分析了以色列的人口普查，以确认两个城市受过教育的居民进入成年期的不同模式。因此，该研究展示了地方经济如何塑造同一国家内和类似阶级成员之间进入成年期的不同模式，表明全球化、阶级和生命历程之间的关系也受地方的影响。