Coming of Age in America : The Transition to Adulthood in the Twenty-First Century / / Mary C. Waters, Patrick Joseph Carr, Maria Kefalas, Jennifer Ann Holdaway |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.2350973/09051 |
Soggetto topico |
Adolescence - United States - History - 21st century
Adolescence -- United States -- History -- 21st century Ethnology - United States Ethnology -- United States Parent and teenager - United States Parent and teenager -- United States Social classes - United States Social classes -- United States Adolescence - History - 21st century - United States Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences Child & Youth Development |
Soggetto non controllato |
21st century adult
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ISBN |
1-280-10208-X
9786613520548 0-520-95018-6 |
Classificazione | LB 43610 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Straight from the Heartland: Coming of Age in Ellis, Iowa -- 2. Transitions to Adulthood in the Land of Lake Wobegon -- 3. If You Can Make It There . . . : The Transition to Adulthood in New York City -- 4. Coming of Age in "America's Finest City": Transitions to Adulthood Among Children of Immigrants in San Diego -- 5. Becoming Adult: Meanings and Markers for Young Americans -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix: Methods -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
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Hollowing out the middle [[electronic resource] ] : the rural brain drain and what it means for America / / Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas |
Autore | Carr Patrick J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.760973/0905 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KefalasMaria J. <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - History - 21st century
Cities and towns - Growth - History - 21st century Youth - United States - Social life and customs - 21st century |
ISBN | 0-8070-4239-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the heartland and the rural youth exodus -- The achievers -- The stayers -- The seekers -- The returners -- Conclusion : what can be done to save small towns?. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779706803321 |
Carr Patrick J
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Promises I can keep [[electronic resource] ] : why poor women put motherhood before marriage : with a new preface / / Kathryn Edin + Maria Kefalas |
Autore | Edin Kathryn <1962-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 306.8560974811 |
Soggetto topico |
Unmarried mothers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Low-income single mothers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia |
Soggetto non controllato |
being a single parent
children out of wedlock cost of caring for a child daunting challenges low-income single mom marriage and family marriage on the ground study philadelphia pennsylvania political awareness single mothers social activism socioeconomic boundaries sociologist struggling single women unwed mothers |
ISBN |
1-283-27974-6
9786613279743 0-520-95068-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THE 2011 EDITION -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE. " BEFORE WE HAD A BABY .. " -- TWO. " WHEN I GOT PREGNANT .. " -- THREE. HOW DOES THE DREAM DIE? -- FOUR. WHAT MARRIAGE MEANS -- FIVE. LABOR OF LOVE -- SIX. HOW MOTHERHOOD CHANGED MY LIFE -- CONCLUSION. MAKING SENSE OF SINGLE MOTHERHOOD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIX A. CITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS -- APPENDIX B. INTERVIEW GUIDE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789766603321 |
Edin Kathryn <1962->
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