HDFS 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood
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Later or emerging adulthood (19 25 & rising?) 1980 - uconn tuition was a year resulted in adolescents being extended financially can"t afford to be financially independent. We"re the first generation in the u. s. to have worse economic prospects than our parent"s generation or possibility our grandparents generations. We"d be lucky to equal our parents standard of living. High school degree doesn"t give you enough training to get a job. Our cohort is experiencing the negative impact of inflationary pressure. Pressures in adolescence revolve around identity development identity development - getting your act together so you can take on adult roles, necessary for success in adulthood. Life style - how do you want to live your life what"s your lifestyle going to be. Peers - push you to figure out lifestyle choices, points of view about jobs. In early adolescence the tensions revolve more around lifestyle and ideology than around occupation.