The Changing Adolescent Experience

Authors:
  • EFElizabeth Fussell
    Elizabeth Fussell
  • AKAlan C. Kerckhoff
    Alan C. Kerckhoff
  • FCFrancis T. Cullen
    Francis T. Cullen
  • JWJohn Paul Wright
    John Paul Wright
  • EOElizabeth M. Ozer
    Elizabeth M. Ozer
  • TMTracy Macdonald
    Tracy Macdonald
  • CICharles E. Irwin
    Charles E. Irwin
  • RARonald E. Anderson
    Ronald E. Anderson
  • KHKate Hellenga
    Kate Hellenga
  • JYJames Youniss
    James Youniss
  • ARAllison J. Ruth
    Allison J. Ruth
Editors:
  • JMJeylan T. Mortimer
    Jeylan T. Mortimer
  • RLReed W. Larson
    Reed W. Larson
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Abstract
The path adolescents take from childhood to adulthood is a product of social, economic, political, and technological forces. These forces may facilitate youth's preparation to become healthy adults, or they may leave youth unprepared for adulthood. Knowledgeable projections are vital in shaping the agenda for research; for alerting educators, policy makers, and practitioners to new issues; and for formulating thoughtful responses to emerging dilemmas. This book focuses upon the future of adolescence in postindustrial societies. The authors identify some ominous societal changes that will affect youth: unstable job markets, competition for public resources due to an aging population, and widening income gaps between 'information workers' and low-skill workers. But they also observe opportunities created by information technology, innovations in health service delivery and criminal-justice rehabilitation, and the resourcefulness of a new generation. This volume examines these and other macro-structural changes that will impact adolescents' lives and their futures as adults.

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