This essay is very interesting as it is a strong insight into the concept of "emerging adulthood" that we have discussed in class, as has been touched upon in Gail Sheehy's Passages. The author of this essay explains many aspects of emerging adulthood that seem to be common knowledge and second nature to us now, but at the time of its publishing, nearly two decades ago, was probably not so widely accepted.
I think that is where this essay starts to show its age. The world has evolved rapidly over the past few decades, and as a result, so have the stages of development, including emerging adulthood. I think the concept of emerging adulthood could benefit from receiving more contemporary published essays. Even so, the trends that the author mentioned - more people finishing high school, going into higher education, waiting longer to get married and have children - all seem to have continued and have even escalated since this essay was published.
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