Not Quite Adults Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It's Good for Everyone

Name: Not Quite Adults Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It's Good for Everyone
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ISBN: 9780553807400

ISBN-10: 0553807404

ISBN-13: 9780553807400

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard Settersten, Barbara E. Ray

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Why are 20-somethings delaying adulthood? The media have flooded us with negative headlines about this generation, from their sense of entitlement to their immaturity. Drawing on almost a decade of cutting-edge research and nearly five hundred interviews with young people, Richard Settersten, Ph.D., and Barbara E. Ray shatter these stereotypes, revealing an unexpected truth: A slower path to adulthood is good for all of us. Their surprising findings include bull; Young adults who finish college and delay marriage and child-rearing get a much better start in life. bull; Few 20-somethings who live at home are mooching off their parents. More often, they are using the time at home to gain…

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List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.03" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy


Introduction



Education, Education, Education



Financing a Future



Job-Hopping or Job-Shopping in a Do-It-Yourself Economy



First Comes Love, Then Comes...?



The Unlonely Crowd: Friends and Social Networks



The Parent-Child Lifeline



iDecide: Voting and Volunteering in a Digital World



Converging Destinies: Prescriptions for Change


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index