Leaving Home in the Transition to Adulthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077571 |
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| Authors | Frances Goldscheider (University of Maryland, College Park), Berna M Torr (California State University, Fullerton), Berna Torr |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosl025.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4234419882 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The transition to adulthood is not a simple biological aging process but, rather, a complex social process that differs over time and across societies. Recent increases in education, nonfamily living, and age at marriage in industrialized countries have combined to create a period of “emerging adulthood” among those aged 18 to 29. This entry highlights many of the key factors and trends relating to this period of transition to adulthood including changes in education, union formation, and the economy. Also highlighted are key differences by gender and race/ethnic group in the transition to adulthood. Finally, a historical example of changes in living with parents versus living independently for the United States is provided. These data highlight the increase in young adults living with parents during the Great Depression of the 1940s and the Great Recession of the 2000s and the decline in living with parents during the baby boom
Baby boom · Biology · Boom · Demographic economics · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Economics · Ethnic group · Period (music · Political science · Race (biology · Recession · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Young adult · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
Transitions to Adulthood in Europe
The Changing Transition to Adulthood
Leaving Home in Europe
Parenthood and Leaving Home in Young Adulthood
New approaches in studying the life cycle of the family
Cohabiting and marriage during young men’s career-development process
Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course
Emerging Adulthood
The Effects of the Great Recession on Family Structure and Fertility
Learning to Be Illegal
Constructing Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty
The Effects of Age at Home Leaving and Pathways from Home on Educational Attainment
The Transition From Cohabitation to Marriage
Helping Out the Kids
| Highly cited | No |
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