| Description |
1 online resource (x, 242 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Mary C. Waters, Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas -- Straight from the heartland : coming of age in Ellis, Iowa / Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas -- Transitions to adulthood in the land of Lake Woebegon / Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Douglas Hartmann and Jeylan Mortimer -- If you can make it there -- : the transition to adulthood in New York City / Jennifer Holdaway -- Coming of age in America's finest city : transitions to adulthood among children of immigrants in San Diego / Linda Borgen and Ruben Rumbaut -- Becoming adult : meanings and markers for young Americans / Richard A. Settersten, Jr. -- Conclusion / Maria J. Kefalas and Patrick J. Carr. |
| Summary |
What is it like to become an adult in 21st-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adolescence -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Adolescence. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Parent and teenager -- United States.
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Parent and teenager. |
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Ethnology -- United States.
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Ethnology. |
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Social classes -- United States.
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Social classes. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Waters, Mary C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Coming of age in America. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011 (DLC) 2011009850 |
| ISBN |
9780520950184 (electronic book) |
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0520950186 (electronic book) |
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0520270924 |
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9780520270923 |
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0520270932 |
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9780520270930 |
| Standard No. |
9786613520548 |
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