Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1505 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Culture and Emerging Adulthood
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The idea
In Asian industrialized countries, emerging adults' self-focused freedom is balanced by obligations to parents; in Europe emerging adulthood lasts longest.
In practice
Japanese young adults now leaning toward independence and personally satisfying careers as globalization blurs cultural lines.
Where people slip
In non-industrialized countries, emerging adulthood exists mainly among the middle-class elite, Arnett writes.
Your place on the trail
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