Adult

knowledge and appreciate humanities. Socially, early adults are more apt to make friends with new people who might be living around them during their travels or simply meeting strangers in shops and restaurants. People in early adulthood have a good handle on their emotions and are more likely to appreciate the experiences they will go through, and not only the material things.…

Adulthoods can be divided into three parts, young adulthood, middle adulthood and older adulthood based on their distinct characteristics and period of life each one covers. The difference in these three periods can be seen physically, mentally/emotionally, socially, financially and through state of health. The three adulthoods are distinct physically. During young adulthood, growth rate slows down and the body reaches a peak of physical health; during middle adulthood, the body functions begin…

the importance of new roles, needs, and responsibilities. Schaie and Willis (2000) describes that young adults are in the achieving stage of cognitive development. This is when an individual achieves their long term goals, by utilizing his/her intellectual skills, and carefully attending to the consequences of the problem-solving process (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). The skills that young adults developed during their earlier stage of lives are strengthen to use on various of problems that they…

The 20 percent of adults ages 25 to 31 living with their parents are seen by some sociologists as representative of an entirely new life stage arising not out of necessity, but out of inevitability. (Pew Research Center, 2012) They see ‘emerging adulthood’ as the outcome of the vast currents of socioeconomic and implicitly cultural change that have swept in during the turn of the 21st century. (Henig 2010) Some view this cultural trend as one to keep, theorizing that this ‘time to explore’…

This is very disheartening when you think of how these people are supposed to be the leaders of the future. Though there are many reasons why this dramatic change has occurred but there are three paths that seem to cause this behavior the most. Young adults seem to be at the point of adulthood because a lack interaction with their parents, the cost of living has increased, and the system has been built to keep them oppressed. Until the recent century children had at least one parent who could…

Specifically concerning young adults, it is just as important to take care of yourself when you are younger as it is when you are a much older adult. Exercise becomes much more important the older you get, because the body becomes more inefficient as one get older. You have to work harder to get the same physical result. Even though early…

Imagine that everyone experienced a time in their life that is so complex and so random that it was equally complex and random to theorize. This fundamental idea begins to explain emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is a time period where there is no established paradigm or conflict that needs to be resolved and it is quite different for every individual (Arnett). Arnett defines the age range between 18 through 25 as a period where individuals find themselves experimenting and exploring many…

different factors that a child, teenager, or adult can live through such as negative home environment…

Throughout this discussion board I will discuss the summary from articles pertaining to the vulnerability of the older adult, what puts older adults at risk and what can be done to eliminate their risk. I do agree that the elderly throughout the world are extremely vulnerable. The changes in exposure to the climate influences the older adult’s health during extreme temperatures making them vulnerable to their environment. Decreased mobility, financial hardships, numerous illnesses and…

is asked would a young adult be testify as an adult in court for a crime? people who are very technical argue that juveniles do not commit crimes, they commit minor crimes that won't affect them if they are being tried as an adult in court. However, there are events when serious crimes are committed by a young adult and are going to be testify if they are going to be considered young adults or an adult. When a young adult is charged with a crime and is tried as an adult they could go to jail…