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On the frontier of adulthood : theory, research, and public policy /

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 relation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Settersten, Richard A., Jr., 1964-, Furstenberg, Frank F., 1940-, Rumbaut, Rubén G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005.
Colección:John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation series on mental health and development. Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 consequenc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (591 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226748924
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9780226748894
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