Exam 9: Emerging Adulthood

Due to increased globalization, more young people around the world now have one part of their identity rooted in their local culture while another part stems from an awareness of their relation to the global culture.What do scholars call this type of identity?

James Marcia's identity status model is a model for researching Erikson's theory of identity development, classifying identity development into four categories: diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and __________.

Which group of individuals in the United States most often commits racial violence in the name of white nationalism and white supremacy?

What is required for emerging adulthood to exist?

Your sister's female roommate has never engaged in premarital sexual intercourse because it is very much discouraged in her culture.Which of these countries is she most likely from?

The results of the General Social Survey, an annual national survey of American adults, show a clear trend toward more __________ gender attitudes in recent decades.

Your 26-year-old brother finished college and is working and living by himself.You asked him how it feels to be on his own, and he told you he feels like __________.

A very large study (Roenneberg et al., 2007) of 55,00 Europeans from childhood through late adulthood found that eveningness peaked at about the ages of __________.

What is one of the key reasons that African Americans are less likely to obtain a college degree than Asian Americans or Whites are?

The ability to overcome adverse environmental circumstances and achieve healthy development despite those circumstances is __________.

Moving from adolescence, most individuals experience a slight increase in self-esteem as they enter emerging adulthood.Which of the following is a physiological factor that boosts self-esteem?

Compare and contrast the college experience of the Japanese with that from one other country.

Your parents are concerned because your younger sister, who just turned 18 years old, told them that she is sexually active.What would you tell them?

What are some differences between how China, India, and the United States prepare young people for the workforce?

Emerging adults of which ethnicity are most likely to be unemployed in the United States? If you are a male from this ethnic background, would you be more or less likely to be unemployed than your grandfather of the same ethnicity? Explain.

What percentage of American emerging adults reported that religious faith is "very" or "extremely" important in their lives?

Are Americans who cohabit before marriage more or less likely to get divorced? Explain.

Sleep researchers have established that people vary in their morningness and eveningness.These preferences change with age due to __________.

What is the best way to describe the occupational possibilities for young women today?

You are talking to your roommate, who is European, and you ask about when people in Europe expect to get married and start a family.Your roommate responds that the median age when people in most European countries enter marriage and parenthood is __________.