Lost in transition : the dark side of emerging adulthood /
Smith, Christian, 1960-
Lost in transition : the dark side of emerging adulthood / Christian Smith ; with Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - 284 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Morality adrift -- Captive to consumerism -- Intoxication's "fake feeling of happiness" -- The shadow side of sexual liberation -- Civic and political disengagement.
In Lost in Transition, Christian Smith and his collaborators draw on 230 in-depth interviews with a broad cross-section of emerging adults (ages 18-23) to investigate the difficulties young people face today, the underlying causes of those difficulties, and the consequences both for individuals and for American society as a whole. --from publisher description
9780199828029 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 0199828024 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
2010052036
015850943 Uk
Young adults--Attitudes.--United States
Young adults--Social life and customs--United States--21st century.
Young adults--Conduct of life.--United States
HQ 799.7 / .S65 2011
Lost in transition : the dark side of emerging adulthood / Christian Smith ; with Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - 284 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Morality adrift -- Captive to consumerism -- Intoxication's "fake feeling of happiness" -- The shadow side of sexual liberation -- Civic and political disengagement.
In Lost in Transition, Christian Smith and his collaborators draw on 230 in-depth interviews with a broad cross-section of emerging adults (ages 18-23) to investigate the difficulties young people face today, the underlying causes of those difficulties, and the consequences both for individuals and for American society as a whole. --from publisher description
9780199828029 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 0199828024 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
2010052036
015850943 Uk
Young adults--Attitudes.--United States
Young adults--Social life and customs--United States--21st century.
Young adults--Conduct of life.--United States
HQ 799.7 / .S65 2011