Emerging and Young Adulthood : Multiple Perspectives, Diverse Narratives / by Varda Konstam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Konstam, Varda, Author.

Series:

Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development, 2195-089X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychology.

School psychology.

Social service.

Educational psychology.

Education—Psychology.

Child and School Psychology.

Social Work.

Educational Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Child and School Psychology.

Social Work.

Educational Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This data-rich volume offers new insights into the transitional period between adolescence and adulthood. It analyzes core concepts typically associated with adolescence, such as identity development, emerging sexuality, deepening relationships, and exploration of career choices as individuals age into their twenties and early thirties. Chapters examine the challenges of self-exploration, responsibilities, and independence as this generation approaches adulthood with deliberation in an uncertain world with vastly different perspectives from that of their parents. And in the tradition of its predecessor, the book's first-person excerpts emphasize and illuminate the diversity of the population and its stakeholders, including parents and employers. Each chapter is updated and revised to reflect the current literature that has evolved since the first edition was published. Additional chapters address two increasingly important areas of interest: the virtual life of the emerging and young adult; and the career-related challenges emerging and young adults encounter in their search for a vocational home. Rich additional narratives serve to elucidate the terrain emerging and young adults encounter as they begin to establish themselves in the world of work and social and romantic relationships. Key areas of coverage include: Identity formation in environmental context Culture: opening paths, creating detours The "tyranny" of choice: re-examining the prevailing narrative Examination of career paths for emerging and young adults Emotional and social lives of emerging and young adults Overlapping and disparate views of employers Mental health issues of emerging and young adults The Second Edition of Emerging and Young Adulthood is essential reading for researchers, clinicians, therapists and other professionals, and graduate students in developmental, school, and counseling psychology and related social and behavioral sciences.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Emerging and Young Adults: Introduction

Chapter 2. Identity

Chapter 3. Culture: Opening Paths, Creating Detours

Chapter 4. The Virtual Life Alongside: Technology and the Emerging and Young Adult

Chapter 5. The “Tyranny” of Choice: A Reexamination of the Prevailing Narrative

Chapter 6. Voices of Emerging and Young Adults: In Pursuit of a Career Path

Chapter 7. Floundering or Experimenting: Finding a Vocational Home

Chapter 8. Voices of Emerging and Young Adults: From the Professional to the Personal

Chapter 9. Parental Voices: “Adjustment Reactions to Children’s Adult Life”

Chapter 10. Voices of Employers: Overlapping and Disparate Views

Chapter 11. Running on Empty, Running on Full

Appendix A. Methods

Appendix B. Emerging and Young Adult Questionnaire

Appendix C. Parent Questionnaire

Appendix D. Employer Questionnaire.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-11301-1

OCLC:

892968419