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Author Konstam, Varda

Title Emerging and young adulthood : multiple perspectives, diverse narratives / Varda Konstam
Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)
Series Advancing responsible adolescent development
Advancing responsible adolescent development.
Contents Introduction -- Identity -- Cultural considerations and emerging and young adulthood -- Voices of emerging and young adulthood: in pursuit of a career path -- Voices of emerging and young adults: from professional to the personal -- The "tyranny" of choice: a re-examination of the prevailing narrative -- Parental voices: "adjustment reactions to children's adult life" -- Voices of employers: overlapping and disparate views -- Running on empty: running on full: summary and synthesis -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Emerging and young adult questionnaire -- Appendix C: Parent questionnaire -- Appendix D: Employer questionnaire
Summary The delayed onset of maturity from adolescence to adulthood is gaining the considerable attention of scholars, not to mention that of the parents and the young adults themselves. The chapters in this volume examine the experiences of numerous individuals in their 20s and early 30s a" as well as parents and employers a" the end result of which is a finely nuanced, research-based portrait of todaya (TM)s aging adolescents and the increasingly high hurdles they must jump to reach full-fledged adulthood. The chapters of Emerging and Young Adulthood: Multiple Perspectives, Diverse Narrati
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Young adults -- United States.
Vocational guidance.
Identification (Psychology)
Socialization.
Adult -- psychology
Vocational Guidance
Career Choice
Human Development
Identification, Psychological
Social Behavior
Socialization
vocational guidance.
Career Choice -- United States.
Human Development -- United States.
Identification (Psychology) -- United States.
Social Behavior -- United States.
Socialization -- United States.
Young adults -- United States.
Adult -- psychology -- United States.
Vocational guidance
Socialization
Identification (Psychology)
Young adults
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780387710334
0387710337
0387710329
9780387710327