Navigating Misrecognition and Risk: A Recognition-Based Analysis of Educationally Disadvantaged Young Men’s Career Transitions

Xuebing Su, Victor Wong, Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Emerging Adulthood

Published online on April 16, 2026

Abstract

Emerging Adulthood, Ahead of Print.
Internationally, educationally disadvantaged young men navigate adulthood amid fragmented recognition, precarious labour, and social risk. This study examines how this group in Hong Kong negotiates school-to-work transitions through recognition theory and ...