SOC 500 Chapter Notes - Chapter Articles: Infant Mortality, Quarter-Life Crisis, Postgraduate Education
16 Jan 2017
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Changes in the transition to adulthood in the uk and canada: the role of structure and. Agency in emerging adulthood by cote & bynner (2008) In 2000 arnett created the concept of emerging adulthood meaning the ages between 18- Concept of ea has come from those who sense that the transition to adulthood has changed and are looking for a useful metaphor for what is different from the past. Argues that the term young adulthood no longer fits the 20s age period and should be reserved for the 30s because those in their 20s don"t see themselves as adults. Model acknowledges that some young people do not experience ea due to cultural factors and class. Transition to adulthood is taking longer than in the past (however this has been occurring since the baby boom period) Ea model ignored the social exclusion outcome of transition for which neet (not in education, employment or training) is just the extreme case.
