Emerging adulthood : the winding road from the late teens through the twenties /

"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 so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Edition:Third edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.