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 88
... role repertoires can be unstable . A prolonged identity crisis is manifested when the role repertoire remains un- stable over long periods . Finally , an aggravated identity crisis involves repeated but unsuccessful attempts to ...
... role repertoires can be unstable . A prolonged identity crisis is manifested when the role repertoire remains un- stable over long periods . Finally , an aggravated identity crisis involves repeated but unsuccessful attempts to ...
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... role changes typically occur . Indeed , the density of social role changes is greater in this period than in any other period of life ( Shanahan , 2000 ) , and the same is true for geographic mobility ( Arnett , 2000 , 2004 ) . In the ...
... role changes typically occur . Indeed , the density of social role changes is greater in this period than in any other period of life ( Shanahan , 2000 ) , and the same is true for geographic mobility ( Arnett , 2000 , 2004 ) . In the ...
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... role transitions are interrelated . As Cicchetti and Tucker ( 1994 ) indicated , often the individual's active strivings for self - organization provide the impetus for , and integration of , the many transitions ranging from brain ...
... role transitions are interrelated . As Cicchetti and Tucker ( 1994 ) indicated , often the individual's active strivings for self - organization provide the impetus for , and integration of , the many transitions ranging from brain ...
Contents
Understanding the New Way | 3 |
A Critical | 21 |
Emerging Structures of Adult Thought | 59 |
Copyright | |
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