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Schaefer, Kayleen.
Subjects
Adulthood -- Attitudes.
Self-realization.
Life cycle, Human -- Psychological aspects.
Life cycle, Human -- Social aspects.
Conduct of life.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
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Schaefer, Kayleen.
Adulthood -- Attitudes.
Self-realization.
Life cycle, Human -- Psychological aspects.
Life cycle, Human -- Social aspects.
Conduct of life.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
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But you're still so young : how thirtysomethings are redefining adulthood / Kayleen Schaefer.
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Schaefer, Kayleen.
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
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305
.242
S294b
Subjects
Adulthood -- Attitudes.
Self-realization.
Life cycle, Human -- Psychological aspects.
Life cycle, Human -- Social aspects.
Conduct of life.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
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9781524744830 (hc.)
Alternate title:
But you are still so young : how thirtysomethings are redefining adulthood
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228 p. ; 22 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-225).
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"From the author of 'Text me when you get home,' the acclaimed celebration of friendship, comes a timely and essential book on what it means to be thirtysomething... and how it is more okay than ever to not have every box checked off. The traditional 'check list' of becoming an adult has existed for decades. Sociologists have long identified the markers of adulthood as: completing school, leaving home, establishing a career, becoming financially independent, getting married, and having children. But the signifiers of being in our thirties today are not the same -- repeated economic upheaval, rising debt, decreasing marriage rates, fertility treatments, and a more open-minded society have all led to a shifting definition of adulthood. Americans are taking major life steps later, switching careers with unprecedented frequency, and exercising increased freedom and creativity in their decisions about how to shape their lives. So why are we measuring adulthood by the same metrics that were relied upon fifty years ago? (...)"
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