| Contents |
A longer road to adulthood -- What is it like to be an emerging adult? Four profiles -- From conflict to companionship: a new relationship with parents -- Love and sex: new freedoms, new problems -- Meandering toward marriage -- The road through college: twists and turns -- Work: more than a job -- Digital natives: emerging adults' many media uses -- Sources of meaning: religious beliefs and values -- How important is social class? -- Wrong turns and dead ends -- Sometimes goodbye is a second chance: resilience in emerging adulthood -- Beyond emerging adulthood: what does it mean to become an adult? -- Emerging adulthood(s): cultural and international variations. |
| Abstract |
"Since the mid-20th century a quiet revolution has taken place for young people in American society, so quiet that it has been noticed only gradually and incompletely. As recently as 1960, the typical 21-year-old was married or about to be married, caring for a newborn child or expecting one soon, done with education or about to be done, and settled into a long-term job or a role as full-time mother. Young people of that time grew up quickly and made serious long-term choices about their lives at a relatively early age. Today, the life of a typical 21-year-old could hardly be more different. Marriage and parenthood are at least eight years off. Education may last several more years, through an extended undergraduate program-the "four-year degree" in five, six, or more-and perhaps graduate or professional school. Job changes are frequent, as young people look for work that not only pays well but will be enjoyable and fulfilling"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023023410 |
| ISBN | 9780197695937 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
