Coming of age in America: the transition to adulthood in the twenty-first century

Introduction / Mary C. Waters, Patrick J. Carr, Maria J. Kefalas

Straight from the heartland : coming of age in Ellis, Iowa / Patrick J. Carr, Maria J. Kefalas

Transitions to adulthood in the land of Lake Wobegon / Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Douglas Hartmann, Jeylan T. Mortimer

If you can make it there : the transition to adulthood in New York City / Jennifer Holdaway

Coming of age in "America's finest city" : transitions to adulthood among children of immigrants in San Diego / Linda Borgen, Rubén G. Rumbaut

Becoming adult : meanings and markers for young Americans / Richard A. Settersten Jr

Conclusion / Maria J. Kefalas, Patrick J.Carr.