Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Young Adults Workshop Summary (2013) / Chapter Skim
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3 The Economic, Cultural, and Social Landscape
3 The Economic, Cultural, and Social Landscape
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Young adults today seem to confront a different economic, cultural, and social landscape than did earlier cohorts. They are coming of age at a time of reduced job opportunities, increasing diversity, and rapid technological change.
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. (As pointed out during the discussion period, the high incarceration rate in the United States contributes to weak labor market outcomes of some groups, given the difficulty people with criminal records have finding jobs.)
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But Shierholz pointed out that the percentage of young high school graduates enrolled in a college or university has not changed in recent years from the long-term increasing trend. Although some students may have been able to shelter in school from the bad labor market, others may not have been able to enter college because of a lack of jobs or adequate financial aid to support their education (Shierholz et al., 2012)
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Shaded areas denote recessions. SOURCE: Shierholz, 2013 (author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotations Group microdata)
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"Adolescents and 1 The terms "Hispanics" and "Latinos" used in this section refer to the following 2010 Census Bureau definition: "People who identify with the terms ‘Hispanic' or ‘Latino' are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the decennial census questionnaire and various Census Bureau survey questionnaires -- ‘Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano' or ‘Puerto Rican' or ‘Cuban' -- as well as those who indicate that they are'"another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.' Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be of any race" (U.S.
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" At the meso level, the interpersonal relationships of young adults can exert a strong influence on their life course, and researchers need to continue to expand their knowledge of these relationships, said Rivas-Drake. In particular, the existing literature suggests that the right conditions can foster intercultural understanding, appreciation, respect, and collaboration (Killen et al., 2011)
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. Two-thirds of adults use the Internet wirelessly, and 64 percent of online adults use social networking sites.2 "The fact that we are now untethered from that desk, and can connect to information and people wherever we go, is a huge innovation." Nearly all young adults use the Internet, said Lenhart, and most of them use social networking sites, which have become "a seamless part of how they expect to interact with people." They also have virtually unlimited mobile access through their cell phones, so they can reach relatives or friends at any time.
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For example, said Lenhart, 18- to 24-year-olds with cell phones send an average of 110 text messages a day, in comparison to 41 by an average adult. Of course, most young adults still like spending time with people, Lenhart said, but "absent that opportunity, text messaging is probably the way you are going to reach most young adults." About three-quarters of cell phone owners ages 18-29 have accessed the Internet from their mobile phones, and about 45 percent of this group access the Internet primarily from their mobile phones (Smith, 2012)
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An interesting topic that arose in the discussion session is the use of mobile technologies to record aspects of daily life that infringe on personal privacy. Larry Neinstein, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, mentioned a college student with a contract to record her entire first year, including parties, and make that information public.
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