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On the Frontier of Adulthood
Richard A. Settersten Jr.
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Description for On the Frontier of Adulthood
Paperback. Reveals that adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. This volume considers the nature and consequences of changes in early adulthood by drawing upon a wide variety of historical and contemporary data from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Editor(s): Settersten, Richard; Furstenberg, Frank; Rumbaut, Ruben G. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 504 pages, 56 figures, 84 tables. BIC Classification: JMH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
"On the Frontier of Adulthood" reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning the twenties and even extending into the thirties, is now devoted to further education, job exploration, experimentation in romantic relationships, and personal development.Especially dramatic shifts have occurred in the conventional markers of adulthood - leaving home, finishing school, getting a job, getting married, and having children - and in how these experiences are configured as a set. This volume considers the nature and consequences of changes in early adulthood by drawing upon a wide variety of ... Read more
"On the Frontier of Adulthood" reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning the twenties and even extending into the thirties, is now devoted to further education, job exploration, experimentation in romantic relationships, and personal development.Especially dramatic shifts have occurred in the conventional markers of adulthood - leaving home, finishing school, getting a job, getting married, and having children - and in how these experiences are configured as a set. This volume considers the nature and consequences of changes in early adulthood by drawing upon a wide variety of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Series
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226748900
SKU
V9780226748900
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About Richard A. Settersten Jr.
Richard A. Settersten Jr. is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. He is the author of Lives in Time and Place: The Problems and Promises of Developmental Science. Frank F. Furstenberg Jr. is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is coauthor of Managing to Make ... Read more
Reviews for On the Frontier of Adulthood
"The most definitive overview yet of the emerging phenomenon of early adulthood in North America." - Harvey Krahn, Canadian Journal of Sociology "The strength of the book lies in the vast detail provided on what it takes to be an adult in contemporary western society written by talented scholars, most of whom are the leading figures in their sub-disciplines. The ... Read more