On the Frontier of Adulthood: Emerging Themes and New Directions (October 2004)
Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., Rubén G. Rumbaut, and Richard A. Settersten, Jr.

Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., Rubén G. Rumbaut, and Richard A. Settersten, Jr. find that entry into adulthood is longer, more ambiguous, and generally occurs in a more complex and less uniform fashion than in the past.

The Changing Nature of Young Adulthood throughout the Century (October2004)
Elizabeth Fussell and Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr.

Elizabeth Fussell and Frank Furstenberg track the extension in age at which young people fill adult roles and the more varied combinations of adult roles they fill.

Women Moving into Adulthood: An International Comparison (October 2004)
Elizabeth Fussell and Ann Gauthier

Elizabeth Fussell and Ann Gauthier find that American women are not diverging dramatically from the traditional path of marriage and childbearing, only delaying it.

"Modern" Family Paths Not So New After All (October 2004)
Lawrence L. Wu and Jui-Chung Allen Li

Lawrence L. Wu and Jui-Chung Allen Li find that although women’s marriage and childbearing experiences have increasingly diverged from what is commonly regarded as the "norm," this diversity is not confined to recent generations.

Changing Patterns of Time Use among Young Adults (October 2004)
Anne H. Gauthier and Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr.

Anne H. Gauthier and Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. discover young adults are sacrificing leisure time and housework for more paid work and child care is an increasing part of their days.

The Generation Gap Revisited (October 2004)
Tom W. Smith

Tracking the changing attitudes of young adults across three decades, Tom W. Smith finds that youth today are more disaffected and disconnected, they are more pessimistic about society in general and of people in particular, and they are more liberal on a wide range of social and political measures.

What Marks Adulthood—Subjective Identity or Demographic Markers? (October 2004)
Michael Shanahan, Erik Porfeli, and Jeylan Mortimer

Michael Shanahan, Erik Porfeli, and Jeylan Mortimer test whether traditional social roles or subjective, personal markers are more likely to denote adult status.

The Effect of Timing and Sequence of Choices on Young Adults’ Futures (October 2004)
Ted Mouw

Ted Muow documents the shifting pattern in sequence and timing of markers of adulthood with data that allow detailed insight into the full sequence of these steps,a dn explores whether the sequence of events can predict future outcomes.

Higher Education versus Single Motherhood (October 2004)
Gary Sandefur, Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck, and Hyunjoon Park

Exploring the impact of education and avoiding early parenthood, Gary Sandefur, Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck, and Hyunjoon Park find that family resources and whether one attends a public or private school play a significant role in starting off on the right foot.

The Role of Social Class and Early Outlooks in Positive Transitions to Adulthood (October 2004)
D. Wayne Osgood, Gretchen Ruth, Jacquelynne Eccles, Janis Jacobs, and Bonnie Barber

D. Wayne Osgood, Gretchen Ruth, Jacquelynne Eccles, Janis Jacobs, and Bonnie Barber find that family social class, as well as extended education and delayed family formation, highly influence youths’ varied paths into adulthood, but maintain that social class is not destiny.

Is It Getting Harder to Get Ahead? (October 2004)
Mary Corcoran and Jordan Matsudaira

Mary Corcoran and Jordan Matsudaira examine the economic outcomes in early adulthood for those born in the 1950s and the 1960s, finding that race-based inequality increased while gender-based inequality decreased and that high-income families can more easily pass along economic advantage to their children than poor youth can escape poverty.

Family Support during the Transition to Adulthood (October 2004)
Robert Schoeni and Karen Ross

Robert Schoeni and Karen Ross find that the amount of material support youth between the ages of 18 and 34 receive from their parents has increased substantially over the last 30 years.

Paths into Adulthood, Well-being, and Substance Use (October 2004)
John Schulenberg, Patrick O’Malley, Jerald Bachman, and Lloyd Johnston

John Schulenberg, Patrick O’Malley, Jerald Bachman, and Lloyd Johnston find that, contrary to past research with younger adolescents, the more roles older youth balance or take on after high school, the greater their well-being.

The Dynamics of Assimilation (October 2004)
John Mollenkopf, Mary C. Waters, Jennifer Holdaway, and Philip Kasinitz

In their study of the new generation of Americans reared in immigrant families, John Mollenkopf, Mary C. Waters, Jennifer Holdaway, and Philip Kasinitz find that most, but by no means all, such youth reproduced the initial advantage or disadvantage of their parents.

Challenges in the Transition to Adulthood for Youth in Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, and Special Education (October 2004)
E. Michael Foster and Elizabeth J. Gifford

E. Michael Foster and Elizabeth J. Gifford examine how youth in foster care, the juvenile justice system, and special education fare over time given the special challenges they face, paying particular attention to the effectiveness of programs designed to support these youth during their transition.

Social Policy and the Transition to Adulthood (October 2004)
Richard A. Settersten, Jr.

Richard Settersten argues that better and more coherent social policies must be developed to help young people enter adult life.

Data Brief: Earnings by Education for Young Workers, 1975 & 2002 (November 2004)
Sheldon Danziger

Briefs of: On Your Own Without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations

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Briefs of: The Price of Independence: The Economics of Early Adulthood

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The Effects of Family Background on Young Adult Children’s Success (September 2006)
Melanie Guldi, Marianne E. Page, and Ann Huff Stevens

Labor Market Experiences and the Transition to Adulthood (September 2006)
Carolyn Hill and Harry Holzer

Early Incarceration Spells and the Transition to Adulthood (September 2006)
Steven Raphael

The Changing College Experience for Young Adults (September 2006)
Maria D. Fitzpatrick and Sarah E. Turner

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Young Adults Increasingly Lack Health Insurance
Helen Levy

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Growing Up American: The New Second Generation (October 2006)
Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut