Emerging Adults in America: Coming of Age in the 21st CenturyJeffrey Jensen Arnett, Jennifer Lynn Tanner Emerging Adults in America: Coming of Age in the 21st Century portrays the lives of young Americans between adolescence and young adulthood, a distinct developmental stage that editor Jeffrey Jensen Arnett describes as emerging adulthood. Over the past 40 years, the average age of marriage and parenthood has risen dramatically, and the years from the late teens through the mid-20s are no longer dedicated to settling into traditional adult roles. Instead, the focus has shifted to pursuing higher education, self-exploration, and shaping a future that best suits personal goals and desires. Along with coeditor Jennifer Lynn Tanner, Arnett has compiled a collection of chapters in this groundbreaking work that cover a range of topics from relationships with parents to views about love, sex, and marriage; from experiences in college to those in the work place; and from religious beliefs to beliefs about the concept of adulthood. This insightful book will be a valuable resource for developmental psychologists, therapists, and mental health practitioners who work with emerging adults and will appeal to young people and their families. |
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Page 258
... Careers and Career Paths Career can mean many things . It applies to a person's entire working life , as portrayed in a resume , for example . But it also applies to an identifiable seg- ment of that life , as when reference is made ...
... Careers and Career Paths Career can mean many things . It applies to a person's entire working life , as portrayed in a resume , for example . But it also applies to an identifiable seg- ment of that life , as when reference is made ...
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... career as a sequence of different occupational experiences , we use the term career path ( S. F. Hamilton & Hamilton , 1999 ) . The term is neutral regarding both pro- cesses and outcomes . A career path may be orderly and productive or ...
... career as a sequence of different occupational experiences , we use the term career path ( S. F. Hamilton & Hamilton , 1999 ) . The term is neutral regarding both pro- cesses and outcomes . A career path may be orderly and productive or ...
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... career directedness are not independent . A person with a sense of career direction is more likely to persist and succeed in school than one without it . And schools can promote career directedness through instruction , counseling , and ...
... career directedness are not independent . A person with a sense of career direction is more likely to persist and succeed in school than one without it . And schools can promote career directedness through instruction , counseling , and ...
Contents
Understanding the New Way | 3 |
A Critical | 21 |
Emerging Structures of Adult Thought | 59 |
Copyright | |
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