The Price of Independence

series summarizes key academic research findings, highlighting implications for policy. The NPC encourages the dissemination of this publication and grants full reproduction right to any party so long as proper credit is granted the NPC. Sample citation: “Title, National Poverty Center Policy Brief #x”. Who is an “adult? ” Compared to their parents ’ generation, the typical markers— completing schooling, working, living independently, marrying and having children—are occurring later, and in a less traditional order for today’s young adults. Many have speculated as to what has made the transition to adulthood more complex and variable. Everything from improved health and increased life expectancy to smaller family size to the rising cost of housing have been offered as explanations. Though many cite economic changes as causal factors, few have provided strong empirical evidence. Establishing a causal relationship between economic conditions and the lengthening transition to adulthood is difficult, because social norms have also changed. The eleven chapters in The Price of Independence, a volume sponsored by the Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood, present findings on what we do and do not know about the interplay between economic changes and changes in the transition to adulthood

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