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Today, young people take longer to become independent. No longer do at 21, but only at the 30. Their college careers lengthen, many do not work and depend only on the maintenance of their parents until that age. Fatherhood and marriage are considered "life choices." Monday, June 21, 2010
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This situation is now in the majority of young people. In a study published in The New York Times , the head of the Research Network on Transition to Adulthood MacArthur Foundation, Frank F. Furstenberg, explained, "is emerging a new period during which young people are no longer young, but they are not adults. "Some of the data released this report: Studied
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- youth should end their careers between 20 and 22, in reality, the end at the 26 and 27 .
Motherhood:
- 40% of births are to unmarried women, compared to 28% in 1990.
- 20% of women over 40 years are not children.
- 54% of mothers with a college degree, a remarkable increase of 41% in 1990.
Spouse:
- The average age of first marriage in 1980 was 23 years, now is 27 for men and 26 for women, the highest record in history.
- Couples who live together outnumber those who are married.
- schooling stages involve more young people dependent on financial support from their parents for longer.
- The recognition of women's rights promoted by the feminist movements and organizations, implying that they are increasingly present in universities and then in the labor market. In this context, to give priority to growth and the acquisition of goods, motherhood is postponed a few years.
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