HDF 201 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Current Lecture I Social Expectations of Young Adults II Psychosocial Impacts on Young Adults III Young Adults with Parent Issues IV Fulfillment Theories a Self Acceptance b Self Actualization c Self fulfilling Prophecy Current Lecture I II Social Expectations of Young Adults More education is needed to survive in an information based economy There are fewer entry level jobs available Young people are feeling less rushed to marry because of the general acceptance of premarital sex cohabitation and birth control Young women are feeling less rushed to have babies given their wide range of career options Choices for both genders are more numerous for young adults than they were several decades ago In the past adult s paths were often predetermined by role expectations family expectations and clearer gender expectations Young people remain unattached to romantic partners going back to school for lack of better options traveling avoiding commitment forestalling the beginning of what many people would consider adulthood Sociologists call it the changing time table of adulthood Psychosocial Impacts on Young Adults Instability being in between Self focused may need help seeing the bigger picture These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV Sense of possibilities can help to establish hope for the future but can also hinder progress Isolation What is my life about Young Adults with Parent Issues Looking for an encouraging parental figure Looking for someone who sees them as capable and adult May be involved in a separation process form their family and continue to work towards autonomy Fulfillment Theories a Self Acceptance the ability to love yourself unconditionally no matter what flaws and traits exist b Self Actualization to what extent are you willing to work to your highest potential c Self fulfilling Prophecy prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true if you think you can you can if you think you can t you can t
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