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The end of adolescence : the lost art of delaying adulthood / Nancy E. Hill, Alexis Redding.

By: Hill, Nancy E [author.].
Contributor(s): Redding, Alexis, 1975- [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, ©2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 219 p: 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674916500; 0674916506.Subject(s): Young adults -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Young adults -- United States -- History -- 21st century | Young adults -- United States -- Psychology -- History -- 20th century | Young adults -- United States -- Psychology -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: History. | Print books.
Contents:
Early adulthood across generations -- Leaving home -- Overcoming loneliness and finding friends -- Learning to find oneself -- Discovering purpose -- Committing to the future -- Quests for more time -- Ending adolescence and embracing adulthood,
Summary: "Nancy Hill and Alexis Redding contest the accusation that today's young people are coddled and immature. Unearthing studies of college students five decades ago, the authors show that the behaviors now decried as markers of stalled development have long been typical of adolescents. Hill and Redding's advice for adults? Judge less, nurture more"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Early adulthood across generations -- Leaving home -- Overcoming loneliness and finding friends -- Learning to find oneself -- Discovering purpose -- Committing to the future -- Quests for more time -- Ending adolescence and embracing adulthood,

"Nancy Hill and Alexis Redding contest the accusation that today's young people are coddled and immature. Unearthing studies of college students five decades ago, the authors show that the behaviors now decried as markers of stalled development have long been typical of adolescents. Hill and Redding's advice for adults? Judge less, nurture more"--

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