01-01-2007 | Review Paper
Suffering, Selfish, Slackers? Myths and Reality About Emerging Adults
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 1/2007
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Many myths about adolescence have been refuted by research, but similar myths have grown up in recent years around emerging adulthood. This essay addresses three of those myths: the claim that they suffer from a normative “crisis”; the accusations that they are “selfish”; and their alleged reluctance to “grow up” and become adults. For each issue, evidence is presented showing that the myths exaggerate or falsify the true experience of emerging adults.