EDS200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Identity Formation, Alcoholism
16 Mar 2019
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Separation from parents, having a lot more autonomy, form your own stronger opinions. A lot of people are delay their transition. Emerging adulthood moving from adolescents to having some more adult responsibilities and not doing all the responsibilities of an adult. 5 makers: leaving school, left parental home, have full time/ full year work, conjugal union, have kids. Identity exploration start to make commitments, still exploring, but the exploration occurs in a narrow range. Instability physically move around a lot (i. e. in residence, with partner or friends, travel, more permanent living after school). Everyone has plans but it"s always changing: self focused less social obligations, more autonomy, better understanding of self, self-sufficient. Committing yourself to what you are doing next: feeling in-between not sure of where to go (in between adolescence and adulthood, how to feel less in between, accept responsibility, financially independent. Same list as with adolescence: unhealthy diet, 50% of canadians are overweight.
