Screen LibraryEmerging 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...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
Oxford University Press,
|
| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2024] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: |
"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 soon, done with education or about to be done, and settled into a long-term job or a role as full-time mother. Young people of that time grew up quickly and made serious long-term choices about their lives at a relatively early age. Today, the life of a typical 21-year-old could hardly be more different. Marriage and parenthood are at least eight years off. Education may last several more years, through an extended undergraduate program-the "four-year degree" in five, six, or more-and perhaps graduate or professional school. Job changes are frequent, as young people look for work that not only pays well but will be enjoyable and fulfilling"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 432 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780197695937 0197695930 |
| Index Number: | HQ799 |
| CLC: | C913.5 |
| Call Number: | C913.5/A748-1/3rd ed. |
| 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. |