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Young adults entering the job market are finding that, despite strong corporate profits, economic growth is not trickling down to worker earnings, and federal policies are moving from the notion of entitlement to one of blame (Uchitelle, 1996, Sec. 4, p. 1). Adolescence is becoming increasingly confusing, since for many Americans economic opportunity is more fantasy than reality. This article highlights the declining opportunity for young adults and points out the limitations of existing adult developmental theory, both of which call for altered treatment conceptualizations that include the clinician operating as an anthropologist and utilizing the concepts of “relationship-differentiation” and “response/ability” from Stone Center writings.
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Keenan, E.K. When You Can't Afford to Leave Home: Clinical Implications of Economic Realities . Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 14, 289–303 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024598409692
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