Bibliograph

Aspiring adults adrift, tentative transitions of college graduates, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa

Type

Label

Aspiring adults adrift, tentative transitions of college graduates, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Aspiring adults adrift

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

871670548

Responsibility statement

Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa

Sub title

tentative transitions of college graduates

Summary

"Built on interviews and detailed surveys of almost a thousand recent college graduates from a diverse range of colleges and universities, Aspiring Adults Adrift reveals a generation facing a difficult transition to adulthood. Recent graduates report trouble in finding decent jobs and developing stable romantic relationships, as well as in assuming civic and financial responsibility--yet at the same time, they remain surprisingly hopeful and upbeat about their prospects. Analyzing these findings in light of students' performance on standardized tests of general collegiate skills, the selectivity of institutions they attended, and their choice of major, Arum and Roksa not only map out the current state of a generation too often adrift, but enable us to examine the relationship between college experiences and tentative transitions to adulthood."--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

College and emerging adults -- Social and academic learning in college -- Making it in the labor market -- Parents, partners, and optimism about the future -- A way forward

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