Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood explores the ways in which young adults are creating meaning through their relationships with the world.

Autorentext

Christopher J. Kazanjian, PhD, is an associate professor of educational psychology at El Paso Community College and author of Empowering Children: A Multicultural Humanistic Approach. He is currently the program director of the after-school program Kidz n' Coaches-El Paso.

Klappentext

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood explores the ways in which young adults are creating meanings in life through their relationships with the world. Chapters synthesize research in the fields of child psychology, counseling, multicultural education, and existential-humanistic psychology to offer readers a contemporary understanding of the greater challenges for growth and development that youth currently face. Using ample case studies, the book also sets forth a resilience-based approach for helping readers facilitate the healing, growth, and enlightenment of young adults.

Zusammenfassung

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood explores the ways in which young adults are creating meanings in life through their relationships with the world. Chapters synthesize research in the fields of child psychology, counseling, multicultural education, and existential-humanistic psychology to offer readers a contemporary understanding of the greater challenges for growth and development that youth currently face. Using ample case studies, the book also sets forth a resilience-based approach for helping readers facilitate the healing, growth, and enlightenment of young adults.

Inhalt

Part I, 1. Young Adulthood in the End of Times, 2. Multicultural Humanistic Psychology, 3. Existential Terror and Necessary Distractions, 4. Constellations within the Darkness: Growth-Promoting Relationships, 5. The Bold Companionship of Defeat, 6. Healing, Growth, and Enlightenment, Part II, 7. Creating Meaning with the Natural World, 8. Precious Silence of Solitude, 9. Volunteer Group Activity, 10. The Nature of Growth-Promoting Relationships, Conclusion