CDFR 3002 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. Parenting Late Adolescents Part 1 Outline of Current Lecture II. Legal Definition III. Adulthood Defined IV. Other External Markers of Adulthood V. Statistics on Young AdultsVI. Pathways to Adulthood VII. Fast Starters VIII. Parents Without Careers IX. Educated Partners X. Educated Singles XI. Working Singles XII. Slow Starters XIII. 3 Factors Influencing Immigrant Pathways to Adulthood XIV.Accordion Family Current Lecture- Legal Definition o Anyone Under Age 18 Defined as a Child  Can Achieve Adult Status If: - Marry - Have a Child- Enter Military - Petition Court for Emancipation o Anyone Over Age 18  Defined as an Adult - Adulthood Defined o Large Sample of:  Adolescents 24 Year Olds  Adults 30-40 o 3 Areas Required to be an Adult: Independence and Responsibility for Self  Self-Control/Self-Regulation - Use Contraceptives - Don’t Drink and Drive 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.- Avoid Irresponsible Behavior  Capacity to Protect a Family/Manage a Household- Other External Markers of Adulthood o Living Independently of Parentso Completing Educationo Having a Stable Jobo Marriageo Childbearing - Statistics on Young Adults o 40% Live at Home  Work Go to School  Do Both o 40% Go Away to School Work and Go to School Somewhere Else o 10% are Married/Single Parento 10% are Unclassified - Pathways to Adulthood o Fast Starters (12%) o Parents without Careers (10%) o Educated Partners (19%) o Educated Singles (37%) o Working Singles (7%) o Slow Starters (14%) - Fast Starters o Closest to Traditional Role Long Term Job, Married, Owning a Home, Children o Work Longer Hours Than Other Groups o Report Higher Satisfaction with Spouseo Spend Most of Their Time on Work & Family  Low Rates of Leisure Time Low Rates of Illegal Activities (Drugs, etc.) - Parents Without Careers o Largely Made Up of Womeno Hardly Work/Short-Term Jobs with Few Hourso Typically Have the Lowest Incomeo Started Relationships with Partners Earliest o Relationships Usually are Distressedo Spend Most of Their Time on Family Activities  Least Amount of Time on Leisure - Educated Partners o Married/Live with Partner o Do Not Have Children o Highly Educated 25% Seek Further Education  Jobs are Usually Temporary o Romantic Relationships Less Permanent o Most Satisfying Relationships of All Groups o More Time Spent in Leisure Activities - Educated Singles o Do Not Live with Partners  More Likely to Live at Home o 30% Enrolled in College o Happiest are Those in Steady Dating Relationship o Spend Little Time in Household Activities Most of Their Time Spent in Leisure  Much More Than Those Living with Partners o Engage in Some Illegal Behaviors - Working Singles o Live at Homeo Work Long Hours (Like Fast Starters) o Earn Good Money at Skilled Jobs Only 16% Get Further Education o Spend Time in Leisure Activities  Spend Average Time in Family and Household Activities o Delayed in Making Commitments to Relationships - Slow Starters o Are Not Settled in a Stable Jobo Work Few Hours Earn Less Money Than All Other Groups Except for Parents Without Careers (PWC) o Most Likely to be Living With Parentso Most Delayed in Jobs, Relationships, and Independence o Group Most Likely to Violate Lawso Advanced in Having Children  66% Have Children  Unlike Fast Starters and PWC Spend Very Little Time with Children - 3 Factors Influencing Immigrant Pathways to Adulthood o More Adults to Support Fewer Children o High Educational Aspirations for Children o Parents Helping Children Seek Services o Chinese vs. Puerto Rican Families - Accordion Family o Young People That Would Have Left Home and Started Families 3 Decades Ago Are Continuing to Live at Home or Returning There After