Early Adulthood in a Family Context (National Symposium on Family Issues Book 2)

__Early Adulthood in a Family Context__, based on the 18^th^ annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume showcases new theoretical, methodological, and measurement insights in hopes of advancing understanding of the influence of the family of origin on young adults' lives. Both family resources and constraints with respect to economic, social, and human capital are considered. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Contemporary Context of Young Adulthood in the USA: From Demography to Development, From Private Troubles to Public Issues....Pages 3-26 Transition to Adulthood, Parental Support, and Early Adult Well-Being: Recent Findings from the Youth Development Study....Pages 27-34 “First Principles”: Components, Holism, and Context of the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 35-44 Young Adults in a Wireless World....Pages 45-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 Relationships Between Young Adults and Their Parents....Pages 59-85 The Implications of Family Context for the Transition to Adulthood....Pages 87-103 Child Well-Being and the Long Reach of Family Relationships....Pages 105-120 Young Adults’ “Need”: In the Eye of the Beholder?....Pages 121-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Developmental Shifts in the Character of Romantic and Sexual Relationships from Adolescence to Young Adulthood....Pages 133-164 Challenges in Charting the Course of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood....Pages 165-172 I Just Want Your Kiss? Sexual Relationships in Young Adulthood....Pages 173-182 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Becoming a Parent: The Social Contexts of Fertility During Young Adulthood....Pages 185-207 Childbearing Among Cohabiting Women: Race, Pregnancy, and Union Transitions....Pages 209-219 Understanding Young Fertility in the Context of Economic Disadvantage....Pages 221-227 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 New Horizons in Research on Emerging and Young Adulthood....Pages 231-244 The Role of Family Context in Early Adulthood: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going....Pages 245-258 Back Matter....Pages 259-265 Graduation, full-time employment, independent living, marriage, parenthood--for decades this has been the idealized trajectory to adulthood. More recently, however, scholars, practitioners, and young adults themselves are recognizing the disconnect between long-held cultural scripts and current social and economic realities, as more young adults are following a wide range of pathways to adulthood.¡¡ Early Adulthood in a Family Context provides insight on a contemporary cross-section of families that are diverse in terms of class, ethnicity, immigrant status, and economic circumstances. Focusing on family characteristics and dynamics that promote successful transitions to early adulthood, the book presents new theories, methodologies, and findings about the familial experiences and behaviors of young adults with their parents, partners, and offspring. Contributors also warn against oversimplified conclusions by emphasizing the variety of pathways to adulthood and recommending public policy supports for young adults. Included in the coverage:¡ Parental support and young adults' well-being. Young adults in the digital world. Child well-being and the long reach of the family. Developmental shifts in romantic/sexual relationships from adolescence to young adulthood. Becoming a parent: social contexts of fertility during young adulthood. Young adult fertility in the context of economic disadvantage. Early Adulthood in a Family Context brings current issues into clear perspective and deserves a wide audience among researchers, faculty, and students of human development and family studies, family sociology, and demography as well as policy makers and practitioners Early Adulthood in a Family Context , based on the 18 th annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume showcases new theoretical, methodological, and measurement insights in hopes of advancing understanding of the influence of the family of origin on young adults' lives. Both family resources and constraints with respect to economic, social, and human capital are considered.