While reading chapter 19 for this week about emerging
adulthood: Psychosocial development it directed my attention in the area of
relationships and identity. As pointed out from our book that during emerging
adulthood period is when the most interaction happens between people of
different ethnic backgrounds. I found that very fascinating and makes sense since
people around that age are trying to figure out what they want to do in life.
Also a big thing that has been pointed out that more and more individuals are
choosing to attend college and prolong getting married and having a family.
During emerging adulthood there are lots of changes happening periodically and
trying to present their identity in a way of who they are. Along the lines of
the increase in individuals pursuing a higher education when one chooses to do
so there level of self-esteem rises. The reason that could be leading to higher
self-esteem levels is individuals choosing action/ decisions in life to make
them better and stronger. As I pointed out earlier that during emerging adulthood
that they make the most diverse friends I find very interesting since more and
more areas of education in the school systems are encouraging diversity and
encouraging individuals to interact with others of different backgrounds.
Kaitlyn,
ReplyDeleteWhile reading this week’s chapter, I also found the correlation between the pursuit of education and higher self-esteem quite interesting. Berger even reported that some researchers attribute the increase of happiness and self-esteem to the fact that young adults nowadays are more likely to make their own decisions. Becoming friends with people of different ethnicities and backgrounds can open our eyes to make choices that we could never have thought of before. College allows us to make our own decisions with practically every obstacle and opportunity that we encounter. If these researchers ideas’ are true, then it’s no wonder that those who choose to continue their education after high school have higher self-esteem than those who do not. Like you pointed out, another benefit of choosing to go to college is the prolonging of marriage and having a family. I’m thankful that we live in a society where waiting to get married and have a family is the norm. I think it’s important to establish yourself before you decide to become responsible for other lives. In other countries, it is the norm to get married and have children during early teenage years, something that I cannot even fathom having to do.