Humanities Homework Help

1. What is emerging adulthood?

2.   What changes have led to this new developmental period (18 – 25)?

3.   The author discusses research with emerging adults where most answer “in some respects yes and in some respects no” when asked whether they feel they have reached adulthood. How would you answer this question? What criteria do you use in determining whether someone has reached adult status? Using the research provided in the article, what criteria do most young people use in determining whether a person has reached adult status?

4. The article discusses parenthood and the possibility of parenthood changing the experience for someone in “emerging adulthood” – how would you respond to that? Are those 18 – 25 year olds with children experiencing the period of “emerging adulthood” differently than those without children? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?

5.  The author discusses three areas of identity exploration: love, work, and worldviews and he argues that most identity exploration takes place during emerging adulthood (and not in adolescence). What do you think? In those three specific areas, is identity exploration greater in adolescence or emerging adulthood? What are you basing your opinion on?

6. Discuss the information provided on risky behaviors

7. Discuss the research included on family relationships in emerging adulthood

8. Towards the end of the article at the top of page 476, there are a series of unanswered potential research questions provided – What is your opinion on these 3 largely un researched questions.

9.   Do you think emerging adulthood is experienced differently for those pursuing higher education than it is for those considered “the forgotten half”? Why or why not?