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Zhong, Juan; Arnett, Jeffrey J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
The experiences of emerging adulthood may vary in different historical and cultural contexts. Little research has been dedicated to how non college students view adulthood in developing countries. Currently, millions of young people are migrating from rural villages to industrial cities in China. The purpose of this study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers, Adults, Females
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Rocke, Christina; Cherry, Katie E. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
In this article, we address the topic of death from historic and contemporary perspectives. In the first section, we describe the changes in life expectancy, personal experience, and public awareness of death that have occurred over the past century. In the next section, we examine the impact these changes have had on the mastery of the two…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Developmental Tasks, Death, Cultural Context