Adulthood

Identities developed during childhood can impact adulthood. Some people are consciously aware of their identities and some are not. The social messages that people receive can shape their identities both positively and negatively. Experiences also greatly affect identities. Two identities from my childhood that shaped my adulthood are being a military child and being a female. Military Child Identity I was born in Montana and by the age of five, I had already lived in Montana, Oklahoma, and Utah…

As I examine myself during the stage of childhood and the early stage of adulthood, I came to be very thankful for where I stand today. Both my parents came to America as illegal immigrants not being able to speak any English but wanted to pursue the American Dream. While we had to over come many obstacles, I had one of my own. Even though I wanted to believe in myself, I knew I would not be able to attend college or even think of attending an astounding University because I needed to help my…

The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has many things in common with our modern day society, but it also has some striking contrasts. One of the major themes in the book is Scout’s maturity and her coming of age. This theme also includes the idea of Scout’s femininity. In the book women’s right were much different from what they are now, but in some ways not much has changed. In the book, one of the things constantly pushed on Scout is her need to be ladylike. In the society of…

Brock is an African American male of average height and average weight. He has light brown hair and dark brown eyes. During his birth, I had to have an emergency caesarean as he was in fetal distress. When he was born, the Apgar score was between a seven and an eight. My partner and I chose to only breastfeed Brock. We also used disposable diapers. When Brock was three months old, we had to switch him from breast milk to formula due to digestive problems. From the moment Brock was born, I…

‘adolescence’ and ‘adulthood’ is fraught with difficulties. Social and economic changes have caused a shift in when young people are reaching the traditional ‘adult’ milestones (Drewery & Claiborne 2014), yet this does not mean that adolescence is lasting longer. Human services generally refer to the ages of 18-25 as ‘youth’, while theorists generally describe people aged in their 20’s as ‘young adults’ (Drewery et al 2014). Arnett (2004) refers to this period as ‘emerging adulthood’: this…

Emerging Adulthood: Retrospect and Prospects”, by Moin Syed and Lauren L. Mitchell was conducted in 2013 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. The researchers state, “The purpose of this article is to fill this gap by conducting a conceptual review of the literature on race, ethnicity, and emerging adulthood. In addition, the purpose of this article is to provide a review of what is known, and what remains to be known, about the role of race and ethnicity for emerging adulthood”…

may also pull from latter chapters) do you agree or disagree? Explain. 2. Preadolescence may provide children with psychological preparation for the substantial increases in friendship intimacy they will experience during adolescence and young adulthood. Explain how. Yet, preadolescents appear especially vulnerable to feelings of jealousy and…

Many people do not struggle with going into adulthood. People are wanting to be able to be an adult and do what they want. They do not want to follow other adults rules or their parent's rules. But in J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield does not want to go into adulthood. He does not want to deal with all the adult responsibilities. Holden from The Catcher in the Rye struggles a lot with staying a child and becoming an adult, Holden is always connecting his thoughts…

experiences. One fifth of teenagers experience anxiety at one time or another during the quick changes that adolescent transition brings. According to Mello, educational and occupational expectations are important precursors to adulthood and if conditions are not met, adulthood will not be fully established (2008). This group aims to address many of these issues and to support adolescent and young adult males and females sixteen to twenty-three years old seeking help with transitioning to…

applicability to social work Very late adulthood is usually considered to be any part of a person’s life following the age of 85. Although this age is considered a standard for very late adulthood, it is simply a chronological marker, and one must take into consideration that the path into this age for each individual is quite diverse. There are biological, psychological, social, and spiritual things that affect whether or not an individual has actually reached very late adulthood. Something…