Adulthood

Many things come to mind when thinking about how growing to adulthood is. The one most important aspect of this transition is the moment a person transforms from a child to a true adult. This is clearly evident in Rick Moody’s short story “boys” which follow two brothers and their growth into adulthood. Moody not only shows what it truly means to grow up but he also presents the story through the use of different elements. He uses the phrase “boys enter house” constantly throughout the story to…

casinos. They can register to vote, and if they are male, register for the draft. At age 21, the purchase and consumption of alcohol is legal, college majors have been solidified, and for some people, families have been started. Surely by age 25, adulthood has set in. There are bills to pay, jobs to perform, and there are certainly responsibilities that extend beyond the day to day of childhood. As an adult, cleaning the kitchen suddenly becomes more important than watching the newest…

Ponyboy is fourteen, and Darry is twenty. Darry has left school to take care of his two younger brothers, Ponyboy and Sodapop, due to the death of their parents. However, Darry tells Ponyboy his reason for leaving was due to him being “dumb” (17). Instead of worrying about himself and his future, Darry takes on the responsibility as parent. Together, the boys and the Greasers face the Socs, “West-side rich kids,” causing them all to grow up in a way (2). The boys are “poorer than the Socs and…

may not be engaged in the same activity as the child, not demonstrating enough interest towards the child. Different parenting styles has different impact in the child life. For example, specific behaviors, school development and decisions make in adulthood, all of those were related with different parenting style. Although there are various theories and opinions on the best ways to raise children, they go through different stages…

Elliot Anderson, is a 59 year old widower. According to Erikson’s theory Mr. Anderson is in the Middle Adulthood stage (Newman & Newman, 2009). The developmental tasks of middle adulthood are managing a career, nurturing an intimate relationship, expanding caring relationship/parenting, and managing the household (Newman & Newman, 2009). Mr. Anderson claims that he hasn’t been to work for the past 2 months. Considering the loads of stress he’s been under he feels he isn’t capable of working. At…

After reading ‘Disability and the Family’ by Carol Gill, I found it interesting to see how society views people with disabilities very differently and that having a disability is the worst thing that could happen to someone. Not only is it difficult for the disabled person but it is also tough on families who are associated with disabled family member. Furthermore, I found it interesting to read about how having a disabled member can change the dynamics of a family and what role each member…

Mental health conditions are common among teenagers and transitional age youth (TAY). Youth between the ages of 16 to 25 are considered transitional age youth; these individuals are transitioning from childhood to young adulthood (United States Department of Labor [U.S. DL], 2009). About one- half of these individuals develop a mental health condition by age 14, and three-fourths by the age of 24. According to San Francisco 's National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI, 2015), approximately one…

LAP Marriage and marriage resolution during young and middle adulthood Elaine Samuels The College of New Rochelle The College of New Resources Developmental Psychology Semester: Summer 1, 2015 Faculty: Judith Idowu ‘Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal”. Louis K. Anspacher. Marriage is design to bring two people together in a loving, secure and holistic…

When children reach adolescence this is a visible sign that a change from the position of childhood protection to adulthood independence and freedom is being developed. According to “Erikson” adolescences are confronted with the decision of what they choose to become and who they want to be and where they want to end up in the future. By the time a child reaches this point of development their environmental, ethical, and social surrounding will have had a great influence on the choices they make…

What does it mean to you to become an adult? In my homeland country Ethiopiaእ, believed in two kinds of perspective of becoming an adult. In the countryside, they believed an adulthood is taking responsibilities and achieved goals. On the other hand, the government made law that had to do with age. People in the urban follow the government law. In the rural adults took more responsibilities than urban adults. We went to school and when we came back we worked. Girls were domestic…