Early Adulthood in a Family Context

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Contemporary Context of Young Adulthood in the USA: From Demography to Development, From Private Troubles to Public Issues....Pages 3-26
Transition to Adulthood, Parental Support, and Early Adult Well-Being: Recent Findings from the Youth Development Study....Pages 27-34
“First Principles”: Components, Holism, and Context of the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 35-44
Young Adults in a Wireless World....Pages 45-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Relationships Between Young Adults and Their Parents....Pages 59-85
The Implications of Family Context for the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 87-103
Child Well-Being and the Long Reach of Family Relationships....Pages 105-120
Young Adults’ “Need”: In the Eye of the Beholder?....Pages 121-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Developmental Shifts in the Character of Romantic and Sexual Relationships from Adolescence to Young Adulthood....Pages 133-164
Challenges in Charting the Course of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood....Pages 165-172
I Just Want Your Kiss? Sexual Relationships in Young Adulthood....Pages 173-182
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Becoming a Parent: The Social Contexts of Fertility During Young Adulthood....Pages 185-207
Childbearing Among Cohabiting Women: Race, Pregnancy, and Union Transitions....Pages 209-219
Understanding Young Fertility in the Context of Economic Disadvantage....Pages 221-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
New Horizons in Research on Emerging and Young Adulthood....Pages 231-244
The Role of Family Context in Early Adulthood: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going....Pages 245-258
Back Matter....Pages 259-265