Resources

Resources Cited in Blog Posts: (APA Format) 

Arnett, J.J. (2000). Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens

through the twenties. American Psychologist, 55(5), 469-480.

Arnett, J.J. (2005). The developmental context of substance use in emerging adulthood. Journal

of Drug Issues, 22, 235-253.

Arnett, J.J. (2008).  A fraught passage: The identity challenges of African American emerging

adults. Human Development, 51, 291-293.

Blinn-Pike, L., Jonkman, J.N., Smith, G.R., & Worthy, S. L. (2008). Emerging adult versus adult

status among college students: Examination of explanatory variables. Adolescence, 43(171), 577-591.

Bradley, G., & Teese, R. (2008). Predicting recklessness in emerging adults: A test of a

psychosocial model. The Journal of Social Psychology, 148(1), 105-126.

Erikson, E. (1994 (1959)). Identity and the life cycle. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.

Jackson, K., & White, H. R. (2004/2005). Social and psychological influences on emerging

adult drinking behavior. Alcohol Research and Health, 28(4), 182-190.

Moen, P. (2001)  The career quandary. Population Reference Bureau. Retrieved from http://www.prb.org/Publications/ReportsOnAmerica/2001/TheCareerQuandary.aspx.

Other Related Internet Sources: 

http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/2010/09/03/thoughts-about-emerging-adulthood-as-a-new-developmental-phase/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html

http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm

http://www.shockmd.com/2010/08/23/emerging-adulthood-or-failure-to-launch/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/us/13generations.html?_r=1&hp

Video Clip Summaries: 

You will find four YouTube clips on this blog. Two of the clips that I’ve included are interviews with Jeffery Arnett which were helpful in understanding the theory of emerging adulthood, even if I found them to be redundant to the literature that he’s written and that I’ve discussed in my posts. In both of these interviews Arnett speaks about the changes in economy and how this has impacted the idea that “30 is the new 20”, namely that we marry later in age, we have children later in age and we move out of home later in age. In these interviews Arnett purposes that the acceptance of pre-marital sex and cohabitation has led to later ages of marriage, which led to some interesting discussions worth viewing. 

Another video that I included was created by a college student name Oliver Mertz. In this clip he succinctly defines emerging adulthoods and then includes a series of interviews with college students. These interview help the audience to see the importance of individuality, and that not all 18-25 year olds are necessarily emerging adults. The last video I included shows the prevalence of emerging adulthood in two recent films, Failure to Launch and the Last Kiss. In a Failure to Launch, the main character and his friends are all viewed as emerging adults because they live with their parents, at age 30, and lack personal responsibility. In the Last Kiss the main character goes through an identity crisis, prior to marriage and enters a stage of exploration, yet in the end learns what it is that he wants. I think that these videos will help illustrate emerging adulthood in the way it is experienced every day.