NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ358533
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Young Adults in Modern Society: Changing Status and Values.
Husen, Torsten
Oxford Review of Education, v13 n2 p165-76 1987
States that young adulthood has emerged as a new distinct stage of life. The milieu of this new life stage is characterized by unemployment, disaffection from school, and the dominance of expressive values over traditional instrumental ones. Draws five implications of these changes for education. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Social Attitudes, Social Environment, Social Influences, Social Psychology, Social Values, Socialization, Unemployment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A