APSY2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Twin Study, Human Capital

• School: Boston College
• Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
• Course: APSY2242
• Professor: Julia Whitcavitch Devoy

Document Summary

Emerging adulthood until end of life, or expiration/death. Interplay between them, happen at different times/in different ways for others. Linked to age, experienced by most adults. Similarities and dissimilarities between people in same groups. Younger children more adversely affected because of point of development. Outcome for teenagers: more resilient, more responsibilities, became. Parentified because more people in family had to go make ends meet, and did things on their own to contribute. Ended up being some of the most successful career individuals. Group of people born within a narrow span of years with some sort of similarity perhaps. Digital native/always known and had computers and the internet. Given lots of options and opportunities to think about different career trajectories. Twin studies give lots of info that help us get evidence about biological evidence. Yes, it is harder in certain areas but it happens. People in their 20s can have developmental losses.