Growing up isn't what it used to be. There's a yawning gap between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood: a period when millions of 20-somethings and 30-somethings have many adult freedoms without all the responsibilities. Social scientists have tried — so far in vain — to name this new life-stage, but no one should question its significance.
If you have doubts, a new Census Bureau study should resolve them. It compares the experiences of Americans 18 to 34 now with those of the same age group in the 1970s. There has been a sea change.
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