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

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
• Part I - How Have Alterations in the Structure of Opportunity Affected Transitions to Adulthood? 1
• Chapter I - How Has the Changing Structure of Opportunities Affected Transitions to Adulthood? 3
• NOTES 35
• REFERENCES 37
• Chapter 2 - Twenty-something: Down and Out in the Other America? 40
• NOTE 46
• REFERENCES 46
• Chapter 3 - Alterations in the Opportunity Structure: A Criminological Perspective 48
• NOTES 54
• REFERENCES 54
• Chapter 4 - Sure, I'd Like to Get Married . . . Someday 56
• REFERENCES 63
• Part II - How Do Prior Experiences in the Family Affect Transitions to Adulthood? 67
• Chapter 5 - How Do Prior Experiences in the Family Affect Transitions to Adulthood? 69
• NOTES 98
• REFERENCES 99
• Chapter 6 - Marital Conflict, Parent-Child Relationships, Gender, and Outcomes for Young Adults in Families 103
• REFERENCES 107
• Chapter 7 - Family Inputs and the Transition to Adulthood 109
• NOTE 117
• REFERENCES 117
• Chapter 8 - Values and Beliefs as Determinants of Outcomes in Children's Lives 118
• NOTES 127
• REFERENCES 127
• Part III - How Do Prior Experiences in the Workplace Set the Stage for Transitions to Adulthood? 129
• Chapter 9 - How Do Prior Experiences in the Workplace Set the Stage for Transitions to Adulthood? 131
• NOTE 156
• REFERENCES 156
• Chapter 10 - What Work Fosters Adolescent Development? 160
• REFERENCES 167
• Chapter 11 - Rethinking the Young Adult Life Stage: Prolonged Dependency as an Adaptive Strategy 168
• REFERENCES 174
• Chapter 12 - Having the Time of Their Lives: All Work and No Play? 176
• REFERENCES 186
• Part IV - Career Development and Marriage Formation in a Period of Rising Inequality: Who Is at Risk? What Are Their Prospects? 187
• Chapter 13 - Career Development and Marriage Formation in a Period of Rising Inequality: Who Is at Risk? What Are Their Prospects? 189
• NOTES 221
• REFERENCES 223
• Chapter 14 - When History Is Omitted 226
• NOTE 233
• REFERENCES 233
• Chapter 15 - Sequence and Timing among Young Adult Transitions: The Impact of Poverty on Developmental Course 234
• NOTE 241
• REFERENCES 241
• Chapter 16 - Changing Marital Patterns: Consequences of Economic Distress? 244
• Conclusion: The Economies of Young Adulthood -- One Future or Two? 254
• REFERENCES 268
• Author Index 269
• Subject Index 275
• About the Editors and Contributors. 281

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