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ERIC Number: EJ524917
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Leaving Home: The Role of Individual and Familial Factors.
Sherrod, Lonnie R.
New Directions for Child Development, n71 p111-19 Spr 1996
Discusses the significance of research on the transition to adulthood, examining social-historical changes that may increase the role of individual and familial factors structuring this phase of the life course. Reviews leaving home in regard to its importance as a factor in late adolescence and the transition to adulthood. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Family Environment, Family Influence, Individual Development, Influences, Parent Child Relationship, Research Needs, Social Change, Young Adults
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background; Life Transitions; Puberty Rites; Transition to Adulthood
Note: Theme issue topic: "Leaving Home: Understanding the Transition to Adulthood."