Emerging Adulthood

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In conclusion new life stage of emerging adulthood has spread rapidly in the past half-century and is continuing to spread. Now that the transition to adulthood is later than in the past, is this change positive or negative for emerging adults and their societies? Certainly there are some negatives. It means that young people are dependent on their parents for longer than in the past, and they take longer to become full contributing members of their societies. A substantial proportion of them have trouble sorting through the opportunities available to them and struggle with anxiety and depression, even though most are optimistic. However, there are advantages to having this new life stage as well. By waiting until at least their late twenties to take on the full range of adult responsibilities, emerging adults are able to focus on obtaining enough education and training to prepare themselves for the demands of today’s information- and technology-based economy. Also, it seems likely that if young people make crucial decisions about love and work in their late twenties or early thirties rather than their late teens and early twenties, their judgment will be more mature and they will have a better chance of making choices that will work out well for them in the long run.

References

Arnett, J. J. (2007, December). Emerging Adulthood: What Is It, and What Is It Good For?. Child development perspectives, 1(), 68 - 73.

"Emerging Adulthood" Research Starters eNotes.com, Inc. eNotes.com 14 Feb, 2017 http://www.enotes.com/research-starters/emerging-adulthood#research-starter-research-starter

Reproduced from: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (2005). Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries.

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