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Chapter 11. Is It Getting Harder to Get Ahead? Economic Attainment in Early Adulthood for Two Cohorts

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© 2019 University of Chicago Press

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. About the Editors and Contributors ix
  4. MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy xiii
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. Part One. On The Frontier of Adulthood: An Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 On the Frontier of Adulthood: Emerging Themes and New Directions 3
  8. Part Two. Comparisons Over Time and Place: Cross-Sectional and Cross-National Studies
  9. Chapter 2. The Transition to Adulthood during the Twentieth Century: Race, Nativity, and Gender 29
  10. Chapter 3. American Women’s Transition to Adulthood in Comparative Perspective 76
  11. Chapter 4. Historical Roots of Family Diversity: Marital and Childbearing Trajectories of American Women 110
  12. Chapter 5. Historical Trends in Patterns of Time Use among Young Adults in Developed Countries 150
  13. Chapter 6. Generation Gaps in Attitudes and Values from the 1970s to the 1990s 177
  14. Part Three. Passages to Adulthood: Findings from National and Regional Longitudinal Studies
  15. Chapter 7. Subjective Age Identity and the Transition to Adulthood: When Do Adolescents Become Adults? 225
  16. Chapter 8. Sequences of Early Adult Transitions: A Look at Variability and Consequences 256
  17. Chapter 9. Off to a Good Start? Postsecondary Education and Early Adult Life 292
  18. Chapter 10. Six Paths to Adulthood: Fast Starters, Parents without Careers, Educated Partners, Educated Singles, Working Singles, and Slow Starters 320
  19. Chapter 11. Is It Getting Harder to Get Ahead? Economic Attainment in Early Adulthood for Two Cohorts 356
  20. Chapter 12. Material Assistance from Families during the Transition to Adulthood 396
  21. Chapter 13. Early Adult Transitions and Their Relation to Well-Being and Substance Use 417
  22. Chapter 14. The Ever-Winding Path: Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Transition to Adulthood 454
  23. Part Four. Policy and Practice for Lives in Transition
  24. Chapter 15. The Transition to Adulthood for Youth Leaving Public Systems: Challenges to Policies and Research 501
  25. Chapter 16. Social Policy and the Transition to Adulthood: Toward Stronger Institutions and Individual Capacities 534
  26. Index 561
On the Frontier of Adulthood
This chapter is in the book On the Frontier of Adulthood
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226748924-014

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. About the Editors and Contributors ix
  4. MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy xiii
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. Part One. On The Frontier of Adulthood: An Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 On the Frontier of Adulthood: Emerging Themes and New Directions 3
  8. Part Two. Comparisons Over Time and Place: Cross-Sectional and Cross-National Studies
  9. Chapter 2. The Transition to Adulthood during the Twentieth Century: Race, Nativity, and Gender 29
  10. Chapter 3. American Women’s Transition to Adulthood in Comparative Perspective 76
  11. Chapter 4. Historical Roots of Family Diversity: Marital and Childbearing Trajectories of American Women 110
  12. Chapter 5. Historical Trends in Patterns of Time Use among Young Adults in Developed Countries 150
  13. Chapter 6. Generation Gaps in Attitudes and Values from the 1970s to the 1990s 177
  14. Part Three. Passages to Adulthood: Findings from National and Regional Longitudinal Studies
  15. Chapter 7. Subjective Age Identity and the Transition to Adulthood: When Do Adolescents Become Adults? 225
  16. Chapter 8. Sequences of Early Adult Transitions: A Look at Variability and Consequences 256
  17. Chapter 9. Off to a Good Start? Postsecondary Education and Early Adult Life 292
  18. Chapter 10. Six Paths to Adulthood: Fast Starters, Parents without Careers, Educated Partners, Educated Singles, Working Singles, and Slow Starters 320
  19. Chapter 11. Is It Getting Harder to Get Ahead? Economic Attainment in Early Adulthood for Two Cohorts 356
  20. Chapter 12. Material Assistance from Families during the Transition to Adulthood 396
  21. Chapter 13. Early Adult Transitions and Their Relation to Well-Being and Substance Use 417
  22. Chapter 14. The Ever-Winding Path: Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Transition to Adulthood 454
  23. Part Four. Policy and Practice for Lives in Transition
  24. Chapter 15. The Transition to Adulthood for Youth Leaving Public Systems: Challenges to Policies and Research 501
  25. Chapter 16. Social Policy and the Transition to Adulthood: Toward Stronger Institutions and Individual Capacities 534
  26. Index 561
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