In the topic of emerging adulthood, I interview two close family members from two different generations and ages. The first interview was my grandmother age (73); she was born and raised in a small village in Oaxaca, Mexico, an indigenous state; her parents were farmers and they were constantly migrating to different regions of the state until they finally settle in a small village. The second interview was my godfather age (51) born and raised and currently living in Mexico City; his family moved to the city in reach of better opportunities a few generations back. Both of the interviewees were interviews by phone. I chose them because I wanted to see how gender affects your experience in becoming an adult and also because I wanted to see the
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Common similarities were mainly due to family structure of both of them. They both grow up in low socioeconomic status which lead to started working at very early age. My grandmother said that school was not a priority in the family that it was seen more as an option. Education options were similar to my godfather because if he wanted to continue education, he had to do it in their own; his parents would not support him. Another similarity was that both interviewees had to work at an early age due to the conditions they were living in. It seems that during their era, education was not very emphasized by their parents. The most important similarity was that both of them felt they become adults when they had their first baby. Participants said that once the first baby come to the family, one really start seeing what is like to me an adult, the stress increase and resources …show more content…
Yet, there were some parts of the interview that made me think about my experiences as an emerging adult. I do not think about these things often and it is scary because there are a lot of uncertainties. For example, when I think about the young they got marry, it makes think about what age should or would be the best age to get marry for me. This assignment made compare myself to them and I did not like that it made me feel I was behind in many things such as love, work, and a settle life. This assignment made me feel more anxious than exited about the
Common similarities were mainly due to family structure of both of them. They both grow up in low socioeconomic status which lead to started working at very early age. My grandmother said that school was not a priority in the family that it was seen more as an option. Education options were similar to my godfather because if he wanted to continue education, he had to do it in their own; his parents would not support him. Another similarity was that both interviewees had to work at an early age due to the conditions they were living in. It seems that during their era, education was not very emphasized by their parents. The most important similarity was that both of them felt they become adults when they had their first baby. Participants said that once the first baby come to the family, one really start seeing what is like to me an adult, the stress increase and resources …show more content…
Yet, there were some parts of the interview that made me think about my experiences as an emerging adult. I do not think about these things often and it is scary because there are a lot of uncertainties. For example, when I think about the young they got marry, it makes think about what age should or would be the best age to get marry for me. This assignment made compare myself to them and I did not like that it made me feel I was behind in many things such as love, work, and a settle life. This assignment made me feel more anxious than exited about the