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Emerging adults in America, coming of age in the 21st century, edited by Jeffery Jensen Arnett and Jennifer Lynn Tanner

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Emerging adults in America

bibliography

60590084

edited by Jeffery Jensen Arnett and Jennifer Lynn Tanner

Decade of behavior

coming of age in the 21st century

"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

Emerging adulthood : understanding the new way of coming of age / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett -- Recentering during emerging adulthood : a critical turning point in life span human development / Jennifer Lynn Tanner -- Emerging structures of adult thought / Gisela Labouvie-Vief -- Emerging adulthood as an institutionalized moratorium : risks and benefits to identify formation / James E. Côté -- Ethnic identity exploration in emerging adulthood / Jean S. Phinney -- Mental health during emerging adulthood : continuity and discontinuity in courses, causes, and functions / John E. Schulenberg and Nicole R. Zarrett -- Resilience in emerging adulthood : developmental perspectives on continuity and transformation / Ann S. Masten, Jelena Obradović, and Keith B. Burt -- Family relationships and support systems in emerging adulthood / William S. Aquilino -- Friendships and romance in emerging adulthood : assessing distinctiveness in close relationships / W. Andrew Collins and Manfred van Dulmen -- "Sex is just a normal part of life" : sexuality in emerging adulthood / Eva S. Lefkowitz and Meghan M. Gillen -- School, work, and emerging adulthood / Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton -- Emerging adults in a media-saturated world / Jane D. Brown -- The psychology of emerging adulthood : what is known, and what remains to be known? / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett