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Module 9 Discussion: The new developmental stage
Please watch this week’s lecture video and the TedTalk presentation by Professor Jeffrey Jensen Arnett titled “Why does it take so long to grow up today?” and complete the following writing prompt.
According to the presenter in the following TedTalk, emerging adulthood is a relatively new human stage of development. Please answer the following questions about the material presented in the lecture and the TedTalk:
Based on the lecture and the TedTalk, what are some key elements of this development phase?
What are the presenter’s key reasons why this stage is relatively new for humans?
As you enter emerging adulthood, are within it, or have already exited it, what concepts covered by the presenter were relevant to your development? What resonated with you, and what, if anything, differed or is differing?
Lastly, what are some ways we can better support this stage of development and potentially better prepare people for early/middle adulthood based on other concepts covered inside and outside of this courseL
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