Emerging adulthood is a phase of the life span between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood which encompasses late adolescence and early adulthood. Jeffrey Arnett a Psychologist suggested a new period of life called Emerging adulthood. A time of the end of adolescence to young responsible adults. As Arnett describes emerging adulthood with the age of identity exploration, age of instability, age of self-focus, age of feeling in between, and age of possibilities. Age of identity exploration is when emerging adults decide who they are, where they want to pursue an education, and what they enjoy doing. You need to learn about your interests and be creative with your life. Learning enables us to survive have full life overcome fear help us cope with change. To help us reach our full potential means we need to express our creativity our drive to bring something new into being. Age of instability once you decide if you want to attend college or move in with family or friends. Age of self-focus when you no longer depend on your parents deciding what talents you have that will help you choose a career. Talent is an ability or an aptitude that has value it is often thought as a gift in the sense that a person seems to be born with. Age of feeling in between are starting to take responsibility for but do not feel like a complete independent adult yet. Age of possibilities the feeling of being young and having free will to decide what you want to do with your life. Free will is to do what you ought to do. So many entitled kids think a good paying job will just be handed to them and they don’t have to work for it. Many if you are lucky you are born into a family where you don’t have to worry about money or getting a job but for most we need to work for what we want. In this generation many need the motivation to work. Work will enable us to provide for our families and will occupy a large part of our life. Work allows us to contribute to the building of the world and it provides us with a sense of dignity in life. This time is a critical development that reflects how you are shaped by your family, experiences, and morals. This transition works to establish your identity. Sense of identity is an individual understanding
the most part. These years in a persons life have often been referred to as emerging adulthood.
In the magazine article "What Is It About 20-Somethings," Robin Marantz Henig discussed the stagnant transcendence of adolescents into adulthood with society and economy evolve to accomodate people's needs. Most make it into the realm of adulthood once they surpass these milestones: "completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying and having a child". However, some linger in a new stage called the "emerging adulthood," where they spend more time than others to explore their identity and to develop "sense of possibilities". Causes for the delay include cultural expectation, dependence on parents, change in hierarchy of needs, and adolescent brain development. And as a result, society become uncertain whether to extend
Being an adult is the number one thing that children want to be: The desire to get older to do things that you want when you want and having no one say otherwise. However, what is an adult? An ambiguous term that really falls into the hands of the individual, where at Sixteen you can drive, eighteen you can vote, and twenty-one you can drink, for those in the USA, all varying ages that individuals could use as indications of adulthood. Robin Heinig wrote and article “What is it about 20- somethings?” where she discusses Arnett’s proposal about a new developmental stage, “Emerging Adulthood”. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, an American professor in psychology, believes that we aren 't entering adulthood till the later portions of our twenties. For some, this may be true but for the general population including myself I find this hard to believe. Leo Hendry’s article, “How universal is emerging adulthood? An empirical example”, on emerging adulthood gives a deeper understanding to what this generation 's kids are going through. The late teens are a crucial part to the lives of a young adult. It 's the time that we spend trying to identify ourselves, escape the circumstance that we are put into at a younger age, or just had a better family income. Arnett is not wrong, but all other external factors need to be accounted for before we know, or even consider if emerging adulthood is a new developmental stage.
This article was on a study that compared developmental trajectories of non-students, versus college-educated young adults, on the aspects of Arnett’s theory of emerging adulthood (Mitchell & Syed, 2015). However, there is a large group that literature has not been explored, and that category is on the young teen/adults who choose to not attend college, or are unable to because of socio economic status (Mitchell & Syed, 2015). The emerging adulthood theory has been controversial. The controversial topic has been brought up by researchers questioning how non-students may not experience the development of other emerging adults based on their interests to pursue adulthood without attending postsecondary education. The aim of the study was intended to compare emerging adulthood among individuals with college degrees, some college, and no college (Mitchell & Syed, 2015). Arnett’s development tasks for emerging adulthood include: finding a reliable and satisfying career, choosing a partner and starting a family, and establishing financial independence (Mitchell & Syed, 2015).
Emerging adulthood is a period of development that coincides with college, around years 18-25 (Arnett, 2000). At this stage, young adults fully learn about themselves, their roles, and who they are.
Emerging young adulthood is defined as a new stage of life between adolescence and young adulthood. (Arnett, 2000). In this stage of life, children are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before. College is seen as a way for students to learn dependence, as well as develop certain skills and characteristics that are needed.
Emerging Adulthood is a time of exploration for young adults and by watching Arnett’s video emerging adulthood allows for growth that wouldn’t have happened if young adults immediately took on adult roles such us getting married. In most cultures big life events, for example, marriage and having a career were the main factors of being adult but in the last 50 years it is more than that it is also being independent and having a personal identity. Emerging adults are persistently experimenting with various choices in work and continue to explore trying to make sense of their identity. Transitions that used to happen years ago at age 20 now happen close to age 30 or more and this is because of socio-cultural and economic changes and with more
In the past, the transition from adolescence to adulthood occurred very quickly. Adolescents graduated from high school or completed whatever training they needed, got a job, and married in a span of several years, officially becoming an adult through these events. However, in recent times this transition has slowed down and extended, leading to a stage known as emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is defined as the period from late teens to mid-twenties, when many teenagers are unsure of their future and exploring other life options.
According to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman, young adulthood occurs between the ages of 18 and 30 and is the time when people are “establishing themselves in the adult world” (p. 471). This stage of life is considered to be when adults are at their physical prime, exuding keen senses, physical strength,
Some might say that their transition into adulthood happens when they turn eighteen, as if something magically changes overnight. Being an adult consists of a more mature way of thinking and being able to overcome difficult situations. In my case, there have been several events throughout my life that, unbeknownst to me at the time, were a part of my transition into adulthood. These events would go on to include the birth of my brother and how my family moved forward in light of numerous difficult circumstances. At the time, I never saw taking care of my brother as anything particularly life changing, until recently when I was faced with having to deal with my father leaving. It was then that I realized taking care of my brother taught me much more than just babysitting
1) I would consider myself to be in the emerging adulthood because I had many decisions that will possibly benefit my future. For example , I decided I would go out of state for college and be away from my parents . I picked the major that best fit my interest and I had made the decision to get a job to earn a s source of income. Emerging adulthood refers to a period where an individual transits from adolescence to adulthood . This is a period where the individual begins to establish independences from parents and take on adult roles (Steinberg, Bornstein, Vandell & Rook ,2011) .
For most people, the transition from childhood to adulthood technically occurs whenever you turn eighteen years old. For myself, I believe that my transition to adulthood occurred within my family and community on the day I got my car. I have learned many lessons from having my own car, about many things, including life, money, and trust. Having your very own car teaches you lots of things, and these lessons will stay with you for the rest of your life.
The stage of development I am currently in is young adulthood or emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is the transitioning from adolescence to adulthood and is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five (Steinberg, Bornstein, Vandell, & Rook, 2011). This is when people develop independence from parents and being to establish adult roles or tasks. For me, this meant moving to college.
In addition, Thomas Bergler describes the transition of millennials from the calm seas of childhood into adolescence and into tumultuous waters of adulthood has “receded into the distant…Developmental psychologists have identified a new life stage they call emerging adulthood.” Furthermore, Christian Smith contributes to the idea of emerging adulthood as, “…not making commitments, not putting down roots, not setting a definite course for the long term. It is about experimenting, exploring, experiencing, preparing, anticipating, having fun, and hopefully not screwing things up too badly in the meantime.”
There are five key features that characterize emerging adulthood. The first s identity exploration. The second is “Instability.” For many the instability is a result of residential changes such as living in a dorm. There is also instability in friendships, romantic relationships, academia, and work. Emerging adults have few obligations, responsibilities, and commitments. Because they have so much autonomy in controlling their own lives the third key feature is “Self-Focused.” One of the most difficult