From Adolescence to Adulthood in the Vietnam Era

• Main Author: Owens, Timothy J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Longitudinal Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences An Interdisciplinary Series
• Subjects: Psychology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.

Children born during the post-WWII era of peace and prosperity entered history at a time dominated by I-Like-Ike politics and domestic security. As they approached adolescence, however, their world was shaken by major cultural, economic, social, and political upheaval. And although it was time of gr...

Table of Contents:

• Implications of Context Choice for the Early Life Course
• The Youth in Transition Study
• Choice of Paths after High School and the Class of 1969 in Sociohistorical Perspective
• Pathway’s Effects on Self-Esteem
• Summary and Conclusions.