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Emerging Adulthood in Globalization: Its Notion, Theoretical Underpinnings and Cultural Variation
Type of Presentation
Shared
Session Abstract
This study aims to facilitate active conceptual discussion about the relatively novel concept of emerging adulthood in the context of globalization.
Target Audience
Practitioners, students and instructors who are interested in early adulthood and globalization
Learning Outcomes
The session participants will be able to learn:
1) the notion of emerging adulthood and its key theoretical underpinnings,
2) the global context that has given rise to this concept, and
3) controversial issues in application of this concept to different socio-cultural contexts other than Western industrialized societies.
Session Description
As more and more young people are likely to put off conventional adulthood (e.g. marriage, parenthood, and engaging in the workforce), Arnett’s (2000, 2004, 2007) exemplary conception, emerging adulthood, plays a cornerstone role in representing the meaning and value of this specific period of human life. When Arnett (2000) first proposed the novel theory of emerging adulthood, he defined it as the recently extended developmental period from the late teens through twenties in industrialized nations. His underlying assumption is that “emerging adulthood is neither adolescence nor young adulthood but is theoretically and empirically distinct from them” (Arnett, 2000, p. 469). Although Arnett (2000) initially acknowledged that emerging adulthood is highly heterogeneous (or least-structured) in nature, he argued that this phenomenon is consistent across industrialized countries. However, the concept is culturally variable as it involves certain social and cultural idiosyncrasies or peculiarities in different socio-cultural contexts.
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Thursday November 7
Primary Presenter
Dr. Young-In Kim, Korea National Open University
Work Title
Professor