Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book

Title Emerging adults in America : coming of age in the 21st century / edited by Jeffery Jensen Arnett and Jennifer Lynn Tanner
Edition 1st ed
Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2006

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xxii, 341 pages) : illustrations
Series Decade of behavior
Decade of behavior.
Contents 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
Summary "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 workplace; 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 also appeal to young people and their families"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
Notes Based on a conference held Nov. 2003 at Harvard University
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Young adults -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Congresses
Young adults -- United States -- Psychology -- Congresses
Developmental psychology -- Congresses
Adolescent Development
Adolescent
History, 21st Century
Developmental psychology
Young adults -- Psychology
Young adults -- Social conditions
Erwachsener 18-25 Jahre
Psychosoziale Situation
Sozialer Wandel
United States
USA
Cambridge <Mass., 2003>
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen.
Tanner, Jennifer Lynn.
ISBN 1591473292
9781591473299
OTHER TI PsycBOOKS