Debating Emerging Adulthood: Stage or Process?

by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Leo B. Hendry, Marion Kloep, et al.

Book Overview

The transition from adolescence to adulthood has undergone significant changes in recent decades. Unlike a half century ago, when young people in industrialized countries moved from adolescence into young adulthood in relatively short order at around age 20, now the decade from the late teens to the late twenties is seen as an extended time of self-focused exploration and education in pursuit of optimally fulfilling relationships and careers. Recognition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199757178
• ISBN13: 9780199757176
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"