Finding someone to be: how emerging adults at universities conceptualize their transition to adulthood in North America and China

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2016-05-27

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Yu, Shangjing

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This article reviews the literature on how contemporary emerging adults view their transition to adulthood with a focus on North America and China. The research will not only provide suggestions for Chinese international students but also the whole population of international students from various cultural backgrounds who are experiencing their emergence into adulthood in North America. The complexity and diversity of emerging adults’ development should be explored from various social and cultural perspectives.

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emerging adulthood, transition to adulthood, North American, China

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