Based on a conference held Nov. 2003 at Harvard University. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Emerging adulthood : understanding the new way of coming of age / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett -- Recentering during emerging adulthood : a critical turning point in life span human development / Jennifer Lynn Tanner -- Emerging structures of adult thought / Gisela Labouvie-Vief -- Emerging adulthood as an institutionalized moratorium : risks and benefits to identify formation / James E. Côté -- Ethnic identity exploration in emerging adulthood / Jean S. Phinney -- Mental health during emerging adulthood : continuity and discontinuity in courses, causes, and functions / John E. Schulenberg and Nicole R. Zarrett -- Resilience in emerging adulthood : developmental perspectives on continuity and transformation / Ann S. Masten, Jelena Obradović, and Keith B. Burt -- Family relationships and support systems in emerging adulthood / William S. Aquilino -- Friendships and romance in emerging adulthood : assessing distinctiveness in close relationships / W. Andrew Collins and Manfred van Dulmen -- "Sex is just a normal part of life" : sexuality in emerging adulthood / Eva S. Lefkowitz and Meghan M. Gillen -- School, work, and emerging adulthood / Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton -- Emerging adults in a media-saturated world / Jane D. Brown -- The psychology of emerging adulthood : what is known, and what remains to be known? / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett.
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