Using the module readings, required resources, and the following articles, compare and contrast your own development from adolescences to young adulthood.
What Is It About 20-Somethings?
What Is It About 20-Somethings?
Robin Marantz Henig
They move back in with their parents. They delay beginning careers. Why are so many young people taking so long …
There are other areas of development that you can talk about in your post, just make sure that you also focus on the following areas:
· Identity
o Questions to consider:
§ Are you the same person that you were as an adolescent, young adult, and now?
§ Did you explore different identities as an adolescent?
§ Consider Erikson and Marcia’s theories.
· Relationships
o Questions to consider:
§ What was your relationship like with your parents as an adolescent and young adult
§ What were your friendships like?
§ What were your romantic relationships like?
· Decision making
o Questions to consider:
§ Did you take many risks or do outrageous things, why or why not?
§ Can you see a difference in your decision making as an adolescent and now adult?
§ Why do you think there is a difference between your decision making then and now?
· Career aspirations
o Questions to consider:
§ What were your career aspirations as an adolescent?
§ What influenced your decision making to get you to where you are today?
§ Have things changed for you?
Lastly, what advice would you give your adolescent self about life?