{"product_id":"arrested-adulthood-the-changing-nature-of-maturity-and-identity-9780814715987","title":"Arrested Adulthood: The Changing Nature of Maturity and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination into the social influences that have prolonged youth in today's adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are today's adults more like adolescents, in their dress and personal tastes, than ever before? Why do so many adults seem to drift and avoid responsibilities such as work and family? As the traditional family breaks down and marriage and child rearing are delayed, what makes a person an adult?Many people in the industrial West are simply not growing up in the traditional sense. Instead, they pursue personal, individual fulfillment and emerge from a vague and prolonged youth into a vague and insecure adulthood. The transition to adulthood is becoming more hazardous, and the destination is becoming more difficult to reach, if it is reached at all. \u003cb\u003eArrested Adulthood\u003c\/b\u003e examines the variety of young people's responses to this new situation. James E. Côté shows us adults who allow the profit-driven industries of mass culture to provide the structure that is missing, as their lives become more individualistic and atomized. He also shows adults who resist anomie and build their world around their sense of personal connectedness to others. Finally, Côté provides a vision of a truly progressive society in which all members can develop their potentials apart from the influence of the market. In so doing, he gives us a clearer vision of what it means to be an adult and makes sense of the longest, but least understood period of the life course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Cote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814715987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCote, James E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJAMES E. CÔTÉ\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario and is the author of \u003cb\u003eGeneration on Hold: Coming of Age in the Late Twentieth Century\u003c\/b\u003e (also available from NYU Press).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183691772019,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_66fbd020-3de3-4e8f-b455-be8a4cd3966c.jpg?v=1655557775","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/arrested-adulthood-the-changing-nature-of-maturity-and-identity-9780814715987","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}