The Five Milestones that Mark the Transition to Adulthood
Leaving home;
Completing one’s education;
Starting work;
Getting married; and
Becoming a parent
How It's Used
“Back in 1960, 77 percent of women and 65 percent of men under 30 had attained the five milestones that mark a transition to adulthood: 'leaving home, completing one’s education, starting work, getting married and becoming a parent.' In 2000, those figures had declined to 46 percent of women and 31 percent of men. One-fifth of all 25-year-olds live with their parents. 'The passage between adolescence and adulthood,' Kimmel concludes, 'has morphed from a transitional moment to a separate life stage.’”
—Wesley Yang, “Nasty Boys,” The New York Times, September 7, 2008 in a review of Michael Kimmel, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, (HarperCollins, 2008).
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