COMMENTARY As this year’s college graduates go forth into the world, they are entering a society that is in some ways decidedly unfriendly to them. TIME magazine’s recent cover slurring them as “The Me Me Me Generation” is only the latest insult thrown at them by their elders. In the twenty years I have been…
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Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults findings released
Emerging adults getting by with a lot of help from their folks; wide majority of parents providing the financial support they didn’t get in their twenties A vast majority of parents of today’s emerging adults (74%) say they provide financial support to their 18- to 29-year-old children, even as they report getting little or no…
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What is the key to being an adult? Clark releases new poll findings
Parents and their emerging adults rank ‘being responsible for yourself’ before money and marriage as key to becoming an adult What marks the beginning of true adulthood? Parents and their 18- to 29-year-old emerging adult children agree that the most important indicator is accepting responsibility for the consequences of your actions and mistakes, according to…
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Clark Poll: Parents welcome emerging adults back to the nest
Parents of 18- to 29-year-old emerging adults feel so positive about their relationships with their children that they welcome them back home, according to a new 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, which has become the definitive national survey of this demographic group. In contrast to the popular perception that parents don’t…
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Clark Poll of Emerging Adults finds most in constant touch with parents
Even if they’ve left the nest, a vast majority of today’s emerging adults, defined as young people between the ages of 18 to 29, maintain close contact with their parents via texting, email, phone or in person, according to the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. The Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults, directed by…
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Clark poll shows nearly 90% of emerging adults are confident they’ll get what they want out of life
Despite the unstable economy and the difficult job market, nearly 90 percent of emerging adults (ages 18 to 29) are confident that they will eventually get what they want out of life with 83 percent even believing that “anything is possible,” according to the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. This high level of confidence…
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New Clark Poll of Emerging Adults belies ‘freeloader’ stereotype
In contrast with cultural stereotypes, particularly that of “freeloading” off their parents, young people actually receive little to no financial support from their parents and strive for independence, even if it means living on a tight budget, according to the latest Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. The poll, directed by Clark research professor of psychology Jeffrey…
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New Clark Poll: 18- to 29-year-olds are traditional about roles in sex, marriage and raising children
♦ Top results: Sex with emotional commitment; marriage before children; unions that last forever ♦ In an age of short-lived celebrity marriages, widespread divorce, babies being born outside of marriage, and the ever-popular “hooking up,” young people are remarkably traditional about their expectations for love, marriage and children—for both themselves and society at large, according to a…
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New Clark survey of emerging adults reveals views on education
The “Now” generation says “Wait” – New Clark poll reveals fast-moving emerging adults won’t skip college and view it as ultimate success ticket. Despite the rising cost of tuition, more than 80 percent of emerging adults ages 18 to 29 agree that one of the most important keys to success in life is a college education,…
