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Emerging Adults in America Coming of Age in the 21st Century

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ISBN-10: 1591473292

ISBN-13: 9781591473299

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Jennifer L. Tanner

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This volume portrays the lives of young Americans between adolescence and young adulthood, a distinct developmental stage that editor Jeffrey Jensen Arnett describes as emerging adulthood. 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…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 12/15/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Size: 7.87" wide x 10.16" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is a Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is the editor of the Journal of Adolescent Research and author of the book Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties, published in 2004 by Oxford University Press. Marion Kloep is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Glamorgan, Scotland. She has conducted research projects on human development in Scandinavia, Germany, Great Britain, Turkey and Albania. For the last fifteen years, she has worked in close co-operation with Leo B. Hendry. Leo B. Hendry is Professor of Psychology at the University of Glamorgan and…    

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Theoretical Foundations
Emerging Adulthood: Understanding the New Way of Coming of Age
Recentering During Emerging Adulthood: A Critical Turning Point in Life Span Human Development
Individual Characteristics
Emerging Structures of Adult Thought
Emerging Adulthood as an Institutionalized Moratorium: Risks and Benefits to Identity Formation
Ethnic Identity Exploration in Emerging Adulthood
Mental Health During Emerging Adulthood: Continuity and Discontinuity in Courses, Causes, and Functions
Resilience in Emerging Adulthood: Developmental Perspectives on Continuity and Transformation
Contexts
Family Relationships and Support Systems in Emerging Adulthood
Friendships and Romance in Emerging Adulthood: Assessing Distinctiveness in Close Relationships
"Sex Is Just a Normal Part of Life": Sexuality in Emerging Adulthood
School, Work, and Emerging Adulthood
Emerging Adults in a Media-Saturated World
Conclusion
The Psychology of Emerging Adulthood: What Is Known, and What Remains to Be Known?
Index
About the Editors