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Shulman, Shmuel, author.

A new lens on emerging adulthood : fluidity as the path to settling down / Shmuel Shulman.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

viii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

"In recent years, fewer young people make a smooth and linear transition to adulthood. The age of marriage has increased, and the lives of many young people are characterized by instabilities in both their careers and their romantic lives. These changes have been conceptualized as an extension of adolescence, with some arguing that this reflects the increased narcissism and self-absorption of "Generation me". However, when approaching the age of 30, the vast majority of young people are likely to have settled down. More than eighty percent have started a career or have a steady job (OECD, 2022) and more than two thirds are married or involved in a stable and intimate romantic relationship (U.S, Census Bureau, 2021)"-- Provided by publisher.

Emerging adulthood series

Adulthood.

Interpersonal relations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Conceptual Challenge of Emerging Adulthood and the Need for New Understandings -- Relevant Theoretical and Research Frameworks for Understanding Emerging Adulthood and the Development of the Current Study -- Developmental Goals during Emerging Adulthood; Constellations of Goal Coordination and Their Sequence Over Time -- Pathways of Career Pursuit -- Consistency, Detours, Disappointments; Finding One's Way or Getting Lost -- Aspirations, Flourishing and Compromises: Career Pursuit Pathways and Settling Down -- Romantic Pathways among Emerging Adults: Between Fluidity and Progression -- Romantic Intimacy Statuses and Progress toward the Future: There is Hope for Change -- Career Pursuit and Romantic Investment -- How Do They Go Together? -- Achieving Life Authorship: The Psychological Challenge of Emerging Adulthood -- Gendered Pathways in Career Pursuit and Romantic Development -- Personality Assets and Developmental Outcomes -- Support Systems and Their Role in Developmental Processes During Emerging Adulthood -- Patterns of Mental Health During Emerging Adulthood and Their Association with the Success or Failure to Attain Developmental Tasks -- Developmental Pathways During Emerging Adulthood -- A Cross Cultural Perspective -- Emerging Adulthood Revisited -- A New Conceptualization for Understanding Fluctuations, Changes and Processes.

HQ799.95 .S485 2024

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