Adulthood

different jobs between the ages of 18 and 30 (Arnett, 2016). As individuals reach young adulthood, they are forced to make decisions that will have long term effects on their adult lives. Studies have found that job satisfaction peaks in middle adulthood (Arnett, 2016). Those in middle adulthood are focusing less on the pay of the job and more on the enjoyment of the work itself. Individuals in late adulthood face one difficult decision - to retire. Based on financial considerations,…

Synopsis Every so often the development and change of personality in adulthood goes unnoticed, but Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa, Jr. seek to unearth some of the possible theories in this subject within their publication, Personality in Adulthood. McCrae is a Research Psychologist at the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institute on Aging. Costa is Chief of the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition at the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institute on Aging. Together…

Middle Adulthood Middle of adulthood it the time in life between forty and sixty years of age. In a middle adulthood people start to looking about on where their life is and where they wanted their life to be. This can lead some to fell un satisfied with their life and have a ‘mid-life crisis’ It is also a time when changes at home can be happening, children can be leaving going off to college or even moving out. Their dynamic at home can change living some people unsure about their husband or…

Child Abuse and its Effects in Adulthood In modern times many children are abused out of rage and neglect. This abuse can leave a child physically and emotionally broken. These effects can last all the way through adulthood or possibly the rest of their lives, but what challenge do they face exactly? Child abuse has many consequences like behavioral and mental health problems. There are many ways a parental figure can abuse a child like neglect, verbal, physical, and sexual. Depression,…

Het Patel Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. Transition to adulthood At the age of 14, my life totally changed when I moved to United States with my family. Seeing my distant family in United States, I always desired to be with them and was very happy to get U.S visa. When I left India, I did not anticipate how immensely my character would change being in such a diverse…

my daughters. I enjoy spending time with my family and helping others by collecting items for needy families. Despite having children at an early age motherhood as a teen did not mark my ability to transition into adulthood. Personally, speaking what marked my attainment into adulthood is similar excerpt for the class textbook. “For emerging adults in other cultures the range is narrow or nonexistent, as lack of education leaves them unprepared for any but the most unskilled labor”. (pg.28 Class…

If you ask most people, they will say that you reach adulthood at the age of 18. I believe that I started this transition at 16. Two months before my 16th birthday on a Saturday morning, my mom and I got into the car and she drove me around to the various stores, restaurants, and recreation centers where I told her I wouldn’t mind working. Before I left her in the car she told me that to get a job I must confidently walk up to the nearest employee and ask for the manager. I still had no idea…

Poverty in Late Adulthood The poverty rate for those 65 and over has almost doubled when equated to the official poverty measure (Rank, M. R., & Williams, 2010). Regardless of gains that are considered noteworthy, sizeable discussions that regards poverty, its prevalence, and to what extent it is among the elderly is underestimated (Rank, M. R., & Williams, 2010). The Census Bureau has recorded the official poverty rate among the elderly as being relatively low, yet, there are a large number of…

Physical change is inevitable. However, it is odd to imagine myself in late adulthood, like at the age of sixty, when I am still in my prime, young adult years. Although, I am 28 years old going on 29 and I have already begun to see physical shifts transpire. Small lines on my forehead and a significant amount of grey hair are two examples. Remarkably, the majority of physical changes in adulthood begin to shift at age 30. For instance, Bjorklund (2015) explains that individuals in the…

I believe that my transition from childhood to adulthood, both from my own perspective and others, occurred most drastically during my work experiences as an archaeological field technician. It was an abrupt change that I had to adapt to as I became completely responsible for all aspects of my life and wellbeing, as well as taking on the roles and responsibilities most commonly associated with adulthood in my family, community, and country as a whole. Starting my sophomore summer of high school…