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<p><i>Early Adulthood in a Family Context</i>, based on the 18^th annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume showcases new theoretical, methodological, and measurement insights in hopes of advancing understanding of the influence of the family of origin on young adults' lives. Both family resources and constraints with respect to economic, social, and human capital are considered.<br></p>

With material culled from the 18^thannual National Symposium on Family Issues this volume addresses topics related to the family of origin as well as the new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in contemporary early adulthood.