Embracing Longer Road to Adulthood

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In the documentary Generation Boomerang, social scientists say the global phenomenon of young adults between the ages of 20 to 29 still living at home with their parents is the “new normal”. According to Jeffrey Arnett, a social psychologist in the documentary, society should embrace this longer road to adulthood as healthy and positive. He has coined the term “emerging adulthood”, which is an actual life stage between college and adulthood where they have the freedom to focus on their own development. He claims that they will have a better chance to happiness because their judgement is going to be better and they will have more life experiences in comparison to when they were 18-20 years old. I agree with Arnett that young adults’ long road to adulthood is healthy and positive because it provides them the opportunity to pursue their career, provides them the opportunity to take control of their finances, and it strengthens the family bond. One reason why I agree that young adults’ long road to adulthood is healthy and positive is because I believe it provides them the opportunity to pursue their career. For example, Jeremy Lermitte, who was featured in the documentary, had lived on his own when he was in college, however, after graduation he was not able to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Therefore, he wanted to take some time to figure it out, so he decided to move back home and he is currently studying to become a financial analyst. In addition, Patrick Lermitte, Jeremy’s older brother, also still lives at home in order to take control of his career. He is pursuing his passion in film making, but the quantity of jobs in the industry is scarce and often seasonal. Similarly, Phil Hanley, a stand-up comedian, lived with his parents when he was not on the road performing. It took him more than seven years to finally make it as a successful stand-up

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