What Is Emerging Adulthood

In our society, we have a set of stages that every human being goes through. From infancy to old age, and even some that society has made up to profit from. One of these stages that is important to sociology is emerging adulthood. As defined in the PowerPoint, emerging adulthood is a new period of life for young people in the United States and other industrialized societies, lasting from the late teens through the mid- to late twenties. This stage is neither young adulthood nor extended adolescence and is usually between the age of 18 through 25. It is an extremely important stage due to how much someone can grow in these few short years. it is also important because most Americans in this stage state that they are an adult in some ways, but