Coming of Age in America [electronic resource] : The Transition to Adulthood in the Twenty-First Century
Waters, Mary C.
Carr, Patrick Joseph.
Kefalas, Maria.
Holdaway, Jennifer Ann.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2011.
What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places-New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota-to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Drawing from in-depth interviews with people in their twenties and early thirties, it probes experiences and decisions surrounding education, work, marriage, parenthood, and housing. The first study to systematically explore this phenomenon from a qualitative perspective, Coming of Age in America offers a clear view of how traditi
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Cover; Coming of Age in America; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Straight from the Heartland: Coming of Age in Ellis, Iowa; 2. Transitions to Adulthood in the Land of Lake Wobegon; 3. If You Can Make It There . . . : The Transition to Adulthood in New York City; 4. Coming of Age in "America's Finest City": Transitions to Adulthood Among Children of Immigrants in San Diego; 5. Becoming Adult: Meanings and Markers for Young Americans; 6. Conclusion; Appendix: Methods; References; Contributors; Index
What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places-New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota-to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Drawing from in-depth interviews with people in their twenties and early thirties, it probes experiences and decisions surrounding education, work, marriage, parenthood, and housing. The first study to systematically explore this phenomenon from a qualitative perspective, Coming of Age in America offers a clear view of how traditi
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Adolescence - United States - History - 21st century.
Adolescence -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Ethnology - United States.
Ethnology -- United States.
Parent and teenager - United States.
Parent and teenager -- United States.
Social classes - United States.
Social classes -- United States.
Adolescence
Parent and teenager
Ethnology
Social classes
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Child & Youth Development