Social Development Research
Week 6 Assignment PSY-201
Social Development Research
Amaree Mobley
PSY 201
January 16, 2010
The article that I read had to do with the transition to adulthood and it began with the emotional roller coaster of becoming an adult. This article takes you through comparisons of the statistics from the past to now. This article gives you an idea on the difference between race and ethnic backgrounds. It also provides support for its findings. What I found interesting in this article is that in previous times, adolescents or young people viewed adulthood as a requirement at an early age. But these days’ young people are taking a lot longer to transition to adulthood, they are completing college and finding careers and looking at transitioning into adulthood successfully as an achievement. I think it is important for young men and women to have a plan of action about where their life is headed. I think today we are more thinkers then doers, I think we are looking into the long-term affect more now. The article also gave me statically based information on when the kids become independent, the past versus present, male, female, and race. I choose this article because I have two daughters and a niece in high school and this article gave me ideas on how fast they are required to transition into adulthood. It was interesting to discover the difference between the age groups, races and what programs they are involved in. If I had to write a research paper this would be the article I would use. This is an interesting topic that I think I could take further. After reviewing this article I feel this is a creditable source, it has supporting facts and documentation to back up its findings, reads well the flow is right. This article was very informative and well thought out. I felt that the author really captured the essence of this subject and discussed it from every aspect.
References:
Settersten Jr., R., & Ray, B. (2010). What's going on...
