Emerging and Young Adulthood Multiple Perspectives, Diverse Narratives

From the reviews:

"Important to all invested in facilitating adolescent development and health, the book provides an overview of the demands adolescents will face as they become adults ... . A close reading of this book reveals much more than an overview of themes drawn from the literature and a set of narratives to authenticate them. ... Konstram's work brings the framework back as a potentially useful one for understanding emerging and young adult development, and a potential bridge between the old and the new." (Jennifer L. Tanner, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 37, 2008)

"Varda Konstam defines emerging adulthood as the period from 18 to 30, a much wider span than researchers of the past have considered. ... does a thoroughly admirable job of collecting research from a wide variety of sources across the social sciences, from scholarly and popular press books as well as traditional research journal articles and newspaper and magazine accounts. ... most students, scholars, and practitioners will find the multiplicity of perspectives and the careful capture of diverse voices engaging, thought-provoking, and useful." (Ellen L. Nuffer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (24), 2008)