Adulthood

What criteria must be met in order for someone to be considered an adult? What criterion is the most important for becoming an adult? Why? If we were able to increase the maximum human life span, would this be beneficial? Why or why not?

Personal notes about culture are given.

These questions are considered: 1). What is culture? 2). How is it perpetuated among new generations? 3). How do culture and social science research confound each other?

Recognizing cultural differences

1). What is a worldview and how does it relate to culture? 2). Describe McCormick and Amundson's career life-planning model. How does it compare to traditional counseling models? 3). How does a student's cultural background influence learning? 4). Why is it necessary to recognize and validate cultural differences in working with adults in the helping professions.

A personalized answer is given about these areas of psychology.

This posting examines these questions: 1). How do you recognize emerging adulthood? What is it? Why is it present in industrialized nations and not in developing nations? 2). What is the influence of individualism versus collectivism on the conceptualization of adulthood? 3). Comment on the similarities and differences in Nelson et al's (2004) surveys with Chinese and North American samples.

A personalized answer is given about Symbolic Interactionism.

These questions are considered: What are your thoughts about Symbolic Interactionism? What about individual versus collective identity? Are you aware of this experience within yourself?