Entry into Adulthood: Are Adult Role Transitions Meaningful Markers of Adult Identity?

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 199-224

  Benson, Janel E ^a   Furstenberg, Frank F ^a  

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EID: 35348973267     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-2608(06)11008-4     Document Type: Review

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