The Prime of Life

Marriage

Why Marriages Are So Difficult to Sustain

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on June 29, 2016

Don't blame yourself for all of your marriage's problems; the stresses and tensions are deep-seated.

Don't blame yourself for all of your marriage's problems; the stresses and tensions are deep-seated.

Relationships

The Worst Years of Our Lives

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on August 6, 2015

Why the middle school years are so difficult.

Why the middle school years are so difficult.

Marriage

The Tangled Transition to Adulthood

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on August 4, 2015

How can we expand the possibilities of contemporary adulthood, without making it a class privilege?

How can we expand the possibilities of contemporary adulthood, without making it a class privilege?

Career

7 Lessons From the History of Adulthood

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on May 26, 2015

Lessons from the past that illuminate the present.

Lessons from the past that illuminate the present.

Friends

The Contradictions of Cliches

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on April 28, 2015

What common clichés reveal about the popular psychology of our time.

What common clichés reveal about the popular psychology of our time.

Stress

Why Stress Rules Our Lives

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on April 12, 2015

Why today's adults feel more stress than did their predecessors -- and the lessons that we might learn from the past to better cope with our life stresses.

Why today's adults feel more stress than did their predecessors -- and the lessons that we might learn from the past to better cope with our life stresses.

Marriage

Her Marriage, and His

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on April 11, 2015

Why it is so hard to make a marriage last.

Why it is so hard to make a marriage last.

The parent-child bond in the 21st century.

Marriage

What Are the Most Important 10 Years of Your Life?

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on April 4, 2015

The ten years from eighteen to twenty-eight are the pivotal decade in a person’s life.

The ten years from eighteen to twenty-eight are the pivotal decade in a person’s life.

Marriage

The New Adulthood

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 23, 2015

The challenge: To lead a life without well-define norms, roles, and expectations.

The challenge: To lead a life without well-define norms, roles, and expectations.

Fantasies

The Bourgeois Revolution

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 23, 2015

Many of our most powerful fantasies and expectations about marriage and family life emerged two centuries ago.

Many of our most powerful fantasies and expectations about marriage and family life emerged two centuries ago.

Empathy

Wresting Meaning from Loss

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 21, 2015

Coping with loss -- then and now.

Coping with loss -- then and now.

Marriage

Do We Age in Stages?

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 12, 2015

Today's adults have greater freedom than ever to decide how best to live.

Today's adults have greater freedom than ever to decide how best to live.

Friends

The Ambiguities of Progress

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 11, 2015

Rather than thinking about change in terms of progress or decline, it is better to focus on trade-offs.

Rather than thinking about change in terms of progress or decline, it is better to focus on trade-offs.

Career

Finding Meaning in Work

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 10, 2015

How can we find significance and purpose in work in today's economy?

How can we find significance and purpose in work in today's economy?

Marriage

Is Marriage in Decline?

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 7, 2015

Why the marriage rate is falling worldwide.

Why the marriage rate is falling worldwide.

Parenting

How to Parent

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 6, 2015

Parenting, then and now.

Parenting, then and now.

Career

Adulthood's Dirty Secret

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 5, 2015

Social class' impact on education and family life.

Social class' impact on education and family life.

Friends

Is True Friendship Still Possible?

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 4, 2015

Face-to-face conversations extending over decades is indeed evaporating.

Face-to-face conversations extending over decades is indeed evaporating.

Aging

Who Is an Adult?

Steven Mintz Ph.D. on March 3, 2015

What does it mean to be a 21st century adult?

What does it mean to be a 21st century adult?