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646 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. 6 (2013)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0646 and id is 1 raw text is: INTRODUCTION Transitioning to Adulthood in Asia: School, Work, and Family Life By WEI-JUN JEAN YEUNG and CHERYLL ALIPIO In the past decade or so, scholars in the United States have identified the emergence of a new, distinct stage of life, as adolescence has become protracted, and most young people of recent generations take longer to achieve economic and psychological autonomy than they did a half century ago (Booth, Crouter, and Shanahan 1999; Arnett 2000; Settersten, Furstenberg, and Rumbaut 2005; Berlin, Furstenberg, and Waters 2010; Furstenberg 2010; Settersten and Ray 2010). This new life stage, in between adolescence and adulthood when young people are in a semiautonomous state, has come to be known as early adult- hood. Main characteristics of this new life stage include a later entry into the work force, a longer period of time living in the natal home, and a delayed age at marriage and childbearing. These trends not only have profound implications Wei -Jun Jean Yenng is a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Asia Research Institute at the National University o f Singapore. She is the research leader of the Changing Family in Asia cluster and chair of the steer- ing committee o f the research clui ster of Family, Children and Youth at the National Univrsit of Singapore. Her current research focuses on racial achievement gaps, fatherhood, transition to adulthood, and China's educa- tion stratification and family transition. Cheryll Alipio is a former postdoctoral fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University qf Singapore. Her research interests focus on the children and youths of transnational migrant families in the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora. NOTE: We are thankful for the support from the Asia Research Institute and the Family, Children, and Youth research cluster of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore; Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth, and Sports; the Singapore National Population and Talent Division; Lippo Pte Limited; and Singapura Investment Holdings Pte Ltd. Ms. Shu Hu provided research assistance for this article. A special gratitude goes to Ms. Saharah Abubakar for her excellent assis- tance in editing articles in this volume. DOI: 10.1177/0002716212470794 ANNALS, AAPSS, 646 March 2013 6

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