When Do Kids Become Adults Flashcards
To stop it from happening
thwart
A group or band of people
cohort
It is insufficient; not enough
inadequate
the person is independent and not controlled by outside forces
autonomous
Determined by chance or whim
arbitrary
Around what age do people call the brain at full maturity
mid to late 20s
In “Leave the Voting Age Alone” what are the two signs of adulthood that are discussed?
Voting and Military
In the article “Better Training for New Drivers”, what did the author called inadequate
Driver Training
How does a parent making decisions for their college-age children slow down the child’s transition to adulthood?
It causes the child to depend too much on the parent. If an adult is constantly asking their parent for their permission, then they are more similar to a child rather than a full-grown adult.
How do parents promote autonomy?
- Giving their kids space to grow
- Give support when needed
- helping them decide long term goals rather than short term ones
How do parents thwart (prevent) Autonomy?
- being directive
- choosing thier kid’s decisions for them
- constantly being in their lives
What are the three reasons that author gives to explain why today’s young people have difficulty building friendships and functioning in groups?
- Technology
- Immature
- Self-Recognition
What age did men get married in 1950?
23 years old
What age did women get married in 1950?
19-20 years old
What age did men get married in 1980?
25 years old
What age did women get married in 1980?
22 years old
What age did men get married in 2010?
28 years old
What age did women get married in 2010?
26 years old
When was the voting age lowered from 21 to 18?
Late 1960s
What was the claim for the article “What the Brain Says About Maturity”
“Should this new knowledge prompt us to rethink where we draw legal boundaries between minors and adults (Steinburg 236).
What was the claim for the article “Leave the Voting Age Alone”
“Despite this, raising or lowering the voting ages at 21, reflecting British common law” (Cheng 237).
What was the claim for the article “Better Training for New Drivers”
”I like to think a more responsible driver, two factors leave me convinced that the driving age shouldn’t be lowered, indeed the right to drive should be doled out gradually to teens as it has been in New York since 2010” (Kitman 239).
What was the claim for the article “A Parent’s Role in the Path to Adulthood”
“Becoming an adult is also a subjective experience, of course, and there is little doubt from recent research that individuals are taking longer to recognize themselves as adults” (Hofer 240).
What was the claim for the article “Mandatory Service to Become an Adult”
“We should require all 18-year-olds in America to leave home and give a year to society, either in the military or in community-based projects like tutoring younger children or working in retirement homes or the inner city” (Thompson 242).
What is a claim?
The writer’s position or an issue or problem
What is evidence?
Information that proves a claim
What are some types of evidence?
Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics
How do you trace the reasoning in an argument?
- Identify the claims that the author states directly or indirectly
