Transitions to Adulthood in a Changing Economy No Work, No Family, No Future?

Subjects:

• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Psychology » Developmental Psychology
• Psychology » Adolescent Psychology

Reviews:

• Scholars interested in adolescence and the transition to adulthood, work and family, ethnicity, and policy will find this book a stimulating read. Both junior and senior researchers will find good models of life course analysis. Some chapters may be suitable for advanced undergraduates. Consistent with the life course perspective's sensitivity to context, the publication of this book is timely, given media coverage of declining family values, adult children rebounding home, McJobs, and the Generation-X workforce.
  —Contemporary Sociology
• This book is a welcome addition to the literature and represents an essential tool for researchers interested in the subject of contemporary transitions to adulthood. Moreover, because the authors represent a wide variety of perspectives, the book will appeal to scholars from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, family studies, and social demography.
  —Journal of Marriage and the Family

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• How Have Alterations in the Structure of Opportunity Affected Transitions to Adulthood?
• How Has the Changing Structure of Opportunities Affected Transitions to Adulthood? by Martha S. Hill and W. Jean Yeung
• Twenty-something: Down and Out in the Other America? by J. Lawrence Aber
• Alterations in the Opportunity Structure: A Criminological Perspective by John H. Laub
• Sure, I'd Like to Get Married...Some Day by Lynn White
• How Do Prior Experiences in the Family Affect Transitions to Adulthood?
• How Do Prior Experiences in the Family Affect Transition to Adulthood? by Kelly Mussick and Larry Bumpass
• Marital Conflict, Parent-Child Relationships, Gender, and Outcomes for Young Adults in Families by Martha Cox
• Family Inputs and the Transition to Adulthood by Ronald Rindfuss
• Values and Beliefs as Determinants of Outcomes in Children's Lives by William G. Axinn, Jennifer S. Barber, and Arland Thornton
• How Do Prior Experiences in the Workplace Set the Stage for Transitons to Adulthood?
• How Do Prior Experiences in the Workplace Set the Stage for Transitions to Adulthood? by Jeylan Mortimer, Carolyn Harley, and Pamela J. Aronson
• What Work Fosters Adolescent Development? by Steven Hamilton
• Rethinking the Young Adult Life Stage: Prolonged Dependency as an Adaptive Strategy by William Aquilino
• Having the Time of Their Lives: All Work and No Play? by Wayne Osgood
• Career Development and Marriage Formation in a Period of Rising Inequality: Who Is at Risk? What Are Their Prospects?
• Career Development and Marriage Formation in a Period of Rising Inequality: Who Is at Risk? What Are Their Prospects? by Valerie K. Oppenheimer and Alisa Lewin
• When History Is Omitted by John Modell
• Sequence and Timing among Young Adult Transitions: The Impact of Poverty on Developmental Course by Julia Graber
• Changing Marital Patterns: Consequences of Economic Distress? by Sheldon Danziger
• The Economics of Young Adulthood: One Future or Two? by Jennifer Tanner and Scott Yabiku
• Index