Diventare adulti in Italia. Note da una indagine empirica
The passage from youth to adult age is traditionally marked by getting through five thresholds: to finish one’s studies, to start a job, to leave one’s paternal home, to get married, to have a child. Nowadays, do these thresholds still maintain their importance? If so, by which limits? Are there any...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rosenberg & Sellier
2007-04-01
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| Series: | Quaderni di Sociologia |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/qds/959 |
| Summary: | The passage from youth to adult age is traditionally marked by getting through five thresholds: to finish one’s studies, to start a job, to leave one’s paternal home, to get married, to have a child. Nowadays, do these thresholds still maintain their importance? If so, by which limits? Are there any other elements playing a role in this process? In this contribution some reflections are developed about these themes, starting from the results of a national survey led on a sample of 3.500 «young adults» (aged between 25 and 39). |
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| ISSN: | 0033-4952 2421-5848 |