DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING ADULTHOOD
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leaving their family of origin’s home
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becoming a parent
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joining their families in marriage
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“launching” their children into adulthood
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Detailed explanation-1: -Developmental Tasks of Early Adulthood These include: Achieving autonomy: trying to establish oneself as an independent person with a life of one’s own. Establishing identity: more firmly establishing likes, dislikes, preferences, and philosophies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adulthood is divided into three stages: (1) early, (2) middle, and (3) late adulthood. Early adulthood starts at age 18 or 21 and continues until the mid-30s. During middle adulthood, people start to show signs of aging. Late adulthood is when most people retire from work and reflect on their life.
Detailed explanation-3: -In young adulthood, developmental tasks are mainly located in family, work, and social life. Family-related developmental tasks are described as finding a mate, learning to live with a marriage partner, having and rearing children, and managing the family home.