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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... an adult ( Arnett , 1998 , 2004 ) . Only after attaining self - sufficiency do they feel like they have reached adulthood and begin to view themselves as ready to become more other - focused by entering marriage and parenthood ...
... an adult ( Arnett , 1998 , 2004 ) . Only after attaining self - sufficiency do they feel like they have reached adulthood and begin to view themselves as ready to become more other - focused by entering marriage and parenthood ...
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... reached adulthood ? " I have found that very few people beyond age 18 consider themselves to be in adoles- cence , even late adolescence . It is easy to understand why . Unlike ... reached adulthood ? " Once they EMERGING ADULTHOOD 11.
... reached adulthood ? " I have found that very few people beyond age 18 consider themselves to be in adoles- cence , even late adolescence . It is easy to understand why . Unlike ... reached adulthood ? " Once they EMERGING ADULTHOOD 11.
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... reached adulthood ? " 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 ...
... reached adulthood ? " 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 ...
Contents
Understanding the New Way | 3 |
A Critical | 21 |
Emerging Structures of Adult Thought | 59 |
Copyright | |
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