Quarterlife Crisis: Great Expectations. Helena Oliviero.
by Oliviero, Helena; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 25Family. Publisher: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Autonomy (Psychology) | College graduates -- Employment | Crises | Job hunting | Lifestyles | Twentysomethings | Wages -- College graduatesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As 20-somethings leave college and graduate school, many find they are pressing the pause button on adulthood--some by choice, some by necessity. Most are postponing marriage and kids, many are job-hopping, others are forced to move back in with their parents. Their expectations are high--way too high, critics say. But unlike their predecessors, who came of age in the bullish '90s, this generation is struggling with an economic slump, a tight job market and tens of thousands of dollars in school debt....The buzzword? Quarterlife crisis." (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION) This article relates that many young adults are suffering from quarterlife crises stemming "from a sense of being overwhelmed and underprepared for independent living."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Quarterlife Crisis: Great Expectations, Nov. 14, 2004; pp. MS1+.
"As 20-somethings leave college and graduate school, many find they are pressing the pause button on adulthood--some by choice, some by necessity. Most are postponing marriage and kids, many are job-hopping, others are forced to move back in with their parents. Their expectations are high--way too high, critics say. But unlike their predecessors, who came of age in the bullish '90s, this generation is struggling with an economic slump, a tight job market and tens of thousands of dollars in school debt....The buzzword? Quarterlife crisis." (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION) This article relates that many young adults are suffering from quarterlife crises stemming "from a sense of being overwhelmed and underprepared for independent living."
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