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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... once both supported and restricted people in the course of coming of age have weakened , leaving people with greater freedom but less support as they make their way into adulthood . As sociologists have observed , the entry into adult ...
... once both supported and restricted people in the course of coming of age have weakened , leaving people with greater freedom but less support as they make their way into adulthood . As sociologists have observed , the entry into adult ...
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... Once they reach their late 20s and early 30s most Americans feel they have definitely reached adulthood , but even then a substantial proportion , about 30 % , still feels in - between . It is only past age 35 that this sense of ...
... Once they reach their late 20s and early 30s most Americans feel they have definitely reached adulthood , but even then a substantial proportion , about 30 % , still feels in - between . It is only past age 35 that this sense of ...
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... once a person is in this period , individual modes of coping may be evident in the differences in how youthhood is handled . Some may heavily invest their identity explorations in popular youth culture , others in higher educational ...
... once a person is in this period , individual modes of coping may be evident in the differences in how youthhood is handled . Some may heavily invest their identity explorations in popular youth culture , others in higher educational ...
Contents
Understanding the New Way | 3 |
A Critical | 21 |
Emerging Structures of Adult Thought | 59 |
Copyright | |
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