Full Description
Young people in East Asia are increasingly experiencing a prolonged transition to adulthood. They are spending longer in school, entering the labour market later, and getting married later still.
This protracted young adulthood interacts with forces of both tradition and modernization, as social and economic changes generate profound effects on the transition from school to work, on family formation, on personal relationships, and on subjective well-being.
Journey to Adulthood explores the special characteristics of young adulthood in East Asia. It uses Taiwan as illustrative example, with comparative findings from its East Asian neighbours Japan, Korea and Hong Kong.
It describes the particular growth context of a millennial generation, and the challenges they face as they attempt to balance family formation, personal development and entry into a market economy.
Edited by Chin-Chun Yi and Ming-Chang Tsai, this collection helps us to understand the structural configurations East Asian young adults collectively represent. Taking a cross-cultural and comparative perspective, it enables meaningful policy suggestions on family dynamics, educational strategy, and health and well-being across the globe.
Dr Chin-Chun Yi and Dr Ming-Chang Tsai both work within the Institute of Sociology, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Contents
Transition to Adulthood in East Asia: Introduction - Chin-Chun Yi and Ming-Chang Tsai
Marriage Intention and the Subsequent Marriage in Taiwan - Chia-Hua Liu
Marrying Early or Remaining Single in Taiwan: The Choice of Young Adults - Chin-Chun Yi
Education-to-work Transitions and Youth's Psychological Well-being - Michael Gebel
Landing a Middle-Class Position: College Degree, Occupational Status and Income of Young Adults in Taiwan - Ming-Chang Tsai
Domestic Labor Involvement of Young Taiwanese Couples in Different Partnership and Parenthood Statuses - Tsui-o Tai, Yi-Fu Chen and Hsien-Chih Tu
Does Having a Grandchild Strengthen Intergenerational Solidarity? Financial, Instrumental, and Emotional Support Exchanges in Taiwan - Yi-Ping Shih
Childcare Arrangements Among Young Parents in Taiwan - Wan-chi Chen and Hao-Chun Cheng
Parent-child Relationships from Adolescence to Early Adulthood: The Role of Conceptions of Adulthood - Ju-Ping, Lin, Chia-Wen, Yu and Chiu-Hua, Huang
Norms and Relations: Developmental Self-Esteem Trajectory and Its Determinants from Adolescence to Adulthood - Yuh-Huey Jou
Early Delinquency Trajectory and Developmental Outcomes in Adulthood: Findings from the Taiwan Youth Project - Yi-fu Chen and Chyi-In Wu
School-to-Work Transition among High School Students in Japan: School-mediated System and Labor Market Outcomes - Hiroshi Ishida
No More Gender Gaps? Gendered Employment Patterns of Young College Graduates in South Korea since 2000 - Min Young Song and Ki-Soo Eun
Who Rises Higher in First Job Attainment? Trends and Patterns of School-to-Work Transition in Hong Kong - Xiaogang Wu and Maocan Guo
