Emerging adulthood the winding road from the late teens through the twenties - Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen 1957- (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index
A longer road to adulthood -- What is it like to be an emerging adult? : four profiles -- From conflict to companionship : a new relationship with parents -- Love and sex -- Meandering toward marriage -- The road through college : twists and turns -- Work : more than a job -- Sources of meaning : religious beliefs and values -- The age of possibilities : four case studies -- From emerging adulthood to young adulthood : what does it mean to become an adult?
'Emerging Adulthood' explores the author's concept of a new phase in life, between adolescence and young adulthood, characterised by a process of identity exploration, instability, possibility, self-focus, and a substantial sense of limbo