Essays on Emerging Adulthood

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Premarital sex among those living together in a cohabitation has long been a moral concern that many parents and religious people have minded themselves with. Even though the stigma of premarital sex and cohabitation before married has very much faded and waned over the years, the mental health and family planning concerns that come with the subject have amplified in nature give the increase out of wedlock birth rate and the complications of trying to persist with a serious and cohabitating relationship in spite of a marriage not being part of the proverbial equation. The general subject described above ...

According to Gerson (2015), the current generation of young adults “grew up with mothers who joined the workplace and parents whose relationships often departed from traditional marriage” (p. 593). As a consequence of growing up in changing families, most men and women prefer a relationship that combines the commitment of traditional marriages and the flexibility required by the modern job market. Although the aspirations of men and women in relationships are similar, men and women have different fallback plans because previous gender roles and social expectations determine their perceptions of romantic relationships and decision-making in that regard. Both men ...

Divorce has become a common occurrence in the society today, and many individuals who take the extreme step of divorcing appear to have lost sight of the values and the vows that are associated with the institution of marriage. Many parents with growing children at home opt for divorce without realizing the damaging effects their one-time decision may have on the lives of their children. Even though divorce may be a relief to both the partners in marriage who find no further meaning in living together, it definitely is a life-transforming experience to their innocent children. For instance, after ...

In Shurts and Myers’ article “A Examination of Liking, Love Styles, and Wellness Among Emerging Adults: Implications for Social Wellness and Development,” emerging adulthood is discussed, as well as how the emotional and psychological factors found in this period of life shape their development. After high school but before finishing their education, many young adults enter emerging adulthood, a period of time where they are still not really considered adults, but where they are given the responsibilities of adults. The researchers perform a study wherein wellness factors were examined and weighed against a sample of college students, seeing whether or not they ...

The article I chose to discuss is titled “Positive Development in Emerging Adulthood” by Mary Hawkins et al. It is published in the Australian Journal of Psychology, 1999. This article majors its discussion in the analysis of factors that affect the positive development of adults aged between 19 and 20 years. This article is therefore, valid because it seeks to justify some of the theoretical parameters that have been shown to affect the positive development of an individual. Some of the parameters investigated include civic action and engagement, social competence, and life satisfaction. It also includes trust and tolerance ...