20-somethings | 20-somethings
Jan.05.2011
In the several interviews I've now done for Not Quite Adults, the conversation has generally hewed to kids living at home and why that's a good thing. We've talked about how it leads to a more secure future when kids have the space, literally and figuratively, to create a good foundation with...
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Dec.16.2010
Are we on the brink of a worldwide youth revolt? Young adults in London have taken to the streets to protest cuts in education spending and tuition hikes. Students in Bologna, Italy, did likewise. Unemployment among young adults in Europe is staggering, creating a potential tinderbox for...
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Dec.07.2010
As "Not Quite Adults" wraps up, I've been working on a new book with Maria Kefalas and her husband Pat Carr--what we're calling Generation-R (for recession)(Thank you Steven Greenhouse). They and a team of sociologists are interviewing young people from the Philadelphia area (see more...
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