SOCI 4370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 469-480: L. Brent Bozell Iii, Sensation Seeking, Erik Erikson
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Emerging adulthood (ea) late teens and twenties, which the author centralizes on from industrialized countries, profound change and importance distinct period of life course, by change and exploration of possible life directions culturally distinctive frequent change and exploration. Author focuses on 18-25 years old; states that it is neither adolescence nor young adulthood but is theoretically and empirically distinct from them both. Understandings of late teens through the twenties: erik erikson: wrote in adolescent and young adulthood development role experimentation continues and intensifies until they develop more committment and responsibilities, daniel levinson. His term of youth was problematic in this period, as the term youth used by later social scientists became adolescence rather than just childhood. Talcot persons called adolesence roleless role but term is much better applied to emerging adulthood. Wider scope of activities and possibilities; less likely to be constrained in role requirements; demographic status unpredictable.
