| Description |
305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
0002-7162 ;
v. 580
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ; v. 580.
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| Note |
"March 2002." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The transition to adulthood in aging societies / Elizabeth Fussell -- Regional differences in the transition to adulthood / Maria Iacovou -- Cross-national variation in educational preparation for adulthood : from early adolescence to young adulthood / Laura Lippman -- Cross-national differences in employment and economic sufficiency / Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherin Ross Phillips -- Trends in youth sexual initiation and fertility in developed countries : 1960-1995 / Julien O. Teitler -- The transition to adulthood : a time use perspective / Anne H. Gauthier and Frank F. Furstenberg Jr. -- An international comparison of adolescent and young adult mortality / Patrick Heuveline -- Crime, problem drinking, and drug use : patterns of problem behavior in cross-national perspective / Manuel Eisner -- Is youth a better predictor of sociopolitical values than is nationality? / James Tilley -- Explaining aspects of the transition to adulthood in Italy, Sweden, Germany, and the United States : a cross-disciplinary, case synthesis approach / Thomas D. Cook and Frank F. Furstenberg Jr. -- Institutional variation and the position of young people : a comparative perspective / Richard Breen and Marlis Buchmann. |
| Subject |
Young adults -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Young adults. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Adulthood -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Adulthood. |
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Adolescence.
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Adolescence. |
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Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Child development -- Cross-cultural studies. |
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Intergenerational relations.
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Intergenerational relations. |
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Intergenerational relationships. |
| Added Author |
Heston, Alan W.
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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| Added Title |
Early adulthood in cross national perspective |
| ISBN |
0761926909 paper |
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0761926895 cloth |
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