Directions:

Listen to “Generation next slow to adulthood” and answer the questions below.

THIS IS GREAT LISTENING PRACTICE. DO NOT JUST READ THE WEBPAGE, BUT CLICK THE LINK TO LISTEN.

 

Generation Next' in the Slow Lane to Adulthood

      by Patti Neighmond              

  1. What are the three responsibilities that the reporter sees as part of being “an adult”?
  2. What does “emerging adulthood” mean?
  3. What was the median age of women and men to get married back in the 1960s?
  4. How does that compare to today?
  5. What are the effects of waiting to get married that this story reports?
  6. In what ways does Lindsey Tingley feel like she is an adult?
  7. What is “financial autonomy”?
  8. What does Tingley want to learn about?
  9. How is Colin Heron still dependent on his parents?
  10. Summarize Larry Nelson’s findings.

 

  1. What are some non-financial ways that young people are not “adults”?

 

  1. What are some of the benefits of waiting to become “fully adult”?