Journal Title
Title of Journal: Eur J Population
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Abbravation: European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Richard A Settersten
Publish Date: 2007/08/23
Volume: 23, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 251-272
Abstract
This article explores how demographic change has altered the terrain of early adult life It considers some new and possible hallmarks of this period of life some of the psychological capacities and social skills that may serve young people well in a variety of contexts and the role of families and welfare states as sources of developmental exploration or drift resilience or risk The article points to the early adult years as a critical juncture for understanding the accumulation of advantage and disadvantage over the life course and it shows how a stronger partnership between demography and human development offers promising new avenues for generating innovative theories and research on the transition to adulthoodCet article explore les répercussions du changement démographique dans le domaine de la vie des adultes Les nouveaux jalons de cette période sont décrits de même que les capacités psychologiques et les compétences sociales qui peuvent être utiles aux jeunes dans une variété de contextes le rôle des familles et de l’étatprovidence comme source d’exploration personnelle de dérive de résilience ou de risque L’article souligne l’importance du début de l’âge adulte comme maillon critique pour la compréhension des phénomènes d’accumulation d’avantages ou de désavantages tout au long de la vie et montre de quelle façon un partenariat fort entre la démographie et le développement humain est porteur de perspectives fructueuses pour la génération de théories innovantes et de recherches sur le passage à l’âge adulteI wish to acknowledge the support and feedback of colleagues in the IUSSP panel especially Anne Gauthier and Francesco Billari I also wish to thank my colleagues in the MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy Frank F Furstenberg Director particularly the other members of the Network’s developmental subgroup Colleen Dillon Connie Flanagan Vonnie McLoyd Wayne Osgood Jean Rhodes and Mary Waters with whom I have been discussing some of the capacities and skills that may be helpful in navigating the transition to adulthood My thinking has benefited from the stimulating discussions of these groups I am also grateful to the editors and anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments
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Other Papers In This Journal:
- Patterns in the delay and recovery of fertility in Europe
- Intermarriage, Value Context and Union Dissolution: Sweden 1990–2005
- Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas and Martin Richards (eds): The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
- Partner Choice Patterns Among the Descendants of Turkish Immigrants in Europe
- Remaining childless in affluent economies: a comparison of France, West Germany, Italy and Spain, 1994–2001 Rester sans enfant dans des sociétés d'abondances: une comparaison de la France, l'Allemagne de l'Ouest et l'Espagne, 19994–2001
- Siv Gustafsson and Adriaan Kalwij (eds): Education and Postponement of Maternity: Economic Analyses for Industrialized Countries
- Gerda Neyer, Gunnar Andersson, Hill Kulu, Laura Bernardi, and Christoph Bühler (eds.): The Demography of Europe
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