Activity for the book
My Psychology
My Take: 9.2 Emerging Adulthood
View the
My Take
video and then answer the questions.
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Question 1
1
According to the accounts in the video that you watched, emerging adulthood begins at around
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years of age.
Choice
A
,
12 to 13
Choice
B
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17 to 18
Choice
C
,
30
Choice
D
,
25
Question 1
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Question 2
2
What is the primary task that people focus on during the emerging adulthood stage?
Choice
A
,
establishing a long-lasting romantic relationship
Choice
B
,
finding a sense of personal identity
Choice
C
,
establishing independence from parents or guardians
Choice
D
,
becoming generative for the world around them
Question 2
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Question 3
3
Some researchers have contested the idea of an emerging adulthood stage. Why do they disagree with this concept?
Choice
A
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They argue that it is specific to certain cultures, and is not universal.
Choice
B
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They report that the absence of a psychosocial crisis typically associated with other developmental stages is evidence that “emerging adulthood” is not its own stage.
Choice
C
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They argue that it is applied more to women than to men, as occupational opportunities are more difficult for younger women to obtain.
Choice
D
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They feel that it is merely a way of legitimizing a lack of progression from adolescence into adulthood.
Question 3
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Question 4
4
Your Take!
What do you think will let you know when you have “officially” become an adult? If it has already happened, what was the event that you regarded as the transition to adulthood?
Question 4
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