I. The Changing Nature of Maturity. 1. Maturity Transformed: The Rise of Psychological Adulthood. Snapshots of Late Modern Society. A Brief History of Adulthood. The Making and Unmaking of Adulthood in the Twentieth Century. The Blurred Line between Youth and Adulthood. More Freedom and Opportunity, but Who Will Take Care of the Children? 2. The Science of Adulthood: How Do I Know When I'm Grown Up? Who's Going to Tell Me? Examining the Evidence
In over Our Heads? The Social Science of Adulthood. Going to the Source: Subjective Definitions of Adulthood. The State of the Civilization: Are Americans Acting More, or Less, Grown Up? The Adult of Mass Society. 3. The Brave New Adult: Models of Maturity for Mass Society.