Emerging Adulthood Vs Older Generations

the most part. These years in a persons life have often been referred to as emerging adulthood.

In Josh Barro’s article, he mainly discusses the theme of Social Security. He explains how if we raise the age for people to access Social Security, that will harm poorer Americans who have a lower life expectancy due to the type of work they do or because of lack of other proper benefits. In the video, Coming of Age in and Aging America, they discuss the main theme of aging in America and the difficulties and obstacles these individuals face on a daily basis, especially in terms of Social Security. The video covers a variety of situations that the elderly face and how America can work to make the lives easier especially in a world where our elderly population in growing. One example was in a hospital where they were able to integrate new techniques and systems to make it easier for people to work longer into their lives. The main themes of Sharon Kaufman’s journal article were health care and the reform of current plans, and discussion of life-prolonging procedures. She discusses the three main procedures used in the U.S. which are organ transplantation, cardiac procedures, and cancer treatments. Finally, Segal’s text covers the themes and policies related to aging and elderly population. She discusses the acts and programs that have been put into place such as the Older Americans Act of 1965, social security, pensions, and Medicare/Medicaid, along with a variety of others.

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.

Lifespan Development course teaches that during the Emerging Adulthood young individuals are most likely to experience unstable financial and living stability. I also learned that unlike older generations that where rushed into adulthood – marriage and children- younger generations are rushing into college debt and other credit debt.

Larry J. Nelson’s study, Parenting in Emerging Adulthood: An Examination of Parenting Clusters and Correlates, was an attempt to gather groups of parents and study how they maintained control, responsiveness and how their relationships correlated with the outcomes and success of their children (2011). The groups of parents were then identified as uninvolved, controlling-indulgent, or. authoritative. The last group was identified as the mother being inconsistent or the father being labeled average. One of the main ideas in the introduction is that individual’s ages 18-24 do not consider themselves adults as well as these individual’s parents do not label them as adults either (et. al., 2011) . This poses the question; do these parents still

What is emerging adulthood? What makes young adults go through this stage, and why should it be considered a stage? Robin Marantz Henig, a freelance journalist, author, and science writer, explains in her article, “What is it about 20-somethings?”, along with Dr. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, a psychology professor at Clark University. Henig and Arnett discuss the reasons why many 20-somethings struggle to transition from adolescence to adulthood. Arnett calls this period of time “emerging adulthood”, and believes that it should be considered a stage of life. Because many young adults go through this and feel different, emerging adulthood should be recognized as a new stage of life, as it explains to people why it is okay to transition into adulthood

There are several causes of emerging adulthood. First, since the standard of living has gone up, it has become more attractive for young adults to remain with the relative security of their parents’ homes instead of moving towards complete independence. In addition, society’s standards for sexual morality have loosened. It’s no longer the standard practice to marry right after high school; now, adults are more hesitant to enter a committed relationship.

Emerging Adulthood is a phase of a human’s lifetime between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood. The age range for this group is approximately 18-25 years old. Emerging adults are not fully ready to take on adult responsibilities, but are expected to step up from childhood. This allows for new experiences, enrolling into college, understanding one’s own sexual identity, and to seek out what future they want for themself. Most emerging adults will move out from their parents home to get their own apartment, dorm, or house and will usually have roommates to help pay for their rent. Jeffery Arnett suggests, “that emerging adulthood is a distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity explorations” (Arnett, 2000, pg. 469). This allows the individual to get independence and self-reliability within themselves to get an idea of what it will be like to be living as an adult in the later years to come. After living on their own, many young adults will move back in with their parents after college or if they were not successful living on their own.

Balancing a healthy lifestyle can be a simple task for certain individuals and difficult for others, however throughout their lives there are factors that can lead for them to experience physical illnesses or psychological disorders into their adulthood. In particular, gathering information from biological relatives can help individuals be more aware of any family member’s medical history in where they can be prepared to have any chronic illnesses or diseases. Frequent diseases and disorders are important to consider into entering adulthood due to the high risks of developing cardiovascular diseases such as cancer, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is ranked one of the highest leading

As children, we have always turned to our parents or guardians to consult them about our personal decisions. They handled our doctor appointments, signed our field trip permission slips, and provided us with groceries and transportation. However, as teens progress closer to 18, the legal age of adulthood in the United States, they tend to encounter urges to break the ties with their parents in order to handle responsibilities on their own. Why must there be a certain age when a person is fully free to make independent decisions? Why are some rights and privileges given before and after the legal age of responsibility? There is a solid answer to these questions: education. In the US, it is mandatory to attend school until 18. Adulthood should

The impact of cohort effects were very evident in the stories that my interviewees shared with me, but I think that cultural and low socioeconomic status influenced the trajectory of their emerging adulthood. I chose to interview my mother and my grandfather, and I noticed that they had many similarities; both my mother and my grandfather grew up in very rural pueblos in Mexico and also in poverty. I think that because they were both born into poverty and shared the same culture they also shared similar experiences and ideology.

Long gone are the days of maps and compasses. Now we use the GPS, a new and improved tool. But unlike previous instruments and techniques, GPS actually does the navigating for us. This gives us valuable time for talking on the phone or listening to the radio, but we ultimately become reliant on a program, and have no ability to find our way if it should fail. For example, In an article of Time Magazine titled How GPS Is Messing With Our Minds, author Greg Milner says, "Around the world, drivers follow that soothing voice of GPS into harms way.

The definition of postformal thought is a type of thinking that is flexible, logical and allows young adults to think in way that can prepare them to solve their problems (Steinberg, Bornstein, Vandell, & Rook, 2011). I am in postformal thought stage of development because I have demonstrated acts of flexible, relativistic thinking when it comes to thinking of ways to pay for my college. For example, someone demonstrating postformal thought might way their options of staying with their current job or applying for a better paying job.

I feel like I fit into the emerging adulthood stage. I’m 21 years old, working full time at Roger’s Memorial Hospital (always wanted to work here), going to school part time, and living in my own apartment. So, I feel mature in that aspect. However, in some ways I still feel like a teenager and really unsure of what I’m doing. For example, I was having car trouble a while ago. I wasn’t sure of what to do, started to panic and ended up calling both my partners and one of my roommates. So I feel like half an adult, there are moments where I feel like I have my life together. But other moments where I don’t know what I’m doing at all.

After reading the article by Farag, Tullai-McGuinesss, & Anthony (2009), I will reflect upon my experiences in a leadership role dealing with various different age groups through numerous situations. The discussion will include the generation I generally identify with, with whom I tend to work best with, and how this affects my unit. I will also reflect on the author's conclusions and recommendations and how they will likely affect my area of practice.