Debating Emerging Adulthood: Stage or Process?

Debating Emerging Adulthood: Stage or Process?

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-192

  Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen ^a   Hendry, Leo B ^b   Kloep, Marion ^b   Tanner, Jennifer L ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Life course; Stage theories; Young adulthood; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922008383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199757176.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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