The purpose of this assignment is to introduce students to the field of developmental psychology, and how conceptualizations of stages of development change with the norms and values of societies.
Read Chapter 1 from the Santrock text, paying particular attention to the changing conceptualizations of the human lifespan - in particular changes in conceptualizations of different stages of childhood.
Submit by the posted deadline a one-page MS Word document describing how you knew when you became an adult. What were the indicators - any rites of passage -that demonstrate to others that you are an adult? Describe how these indicators may be the same or different from family members of different generations (parents, grandparents, your children). How do you think these factors related to the attainment of adulthood may be different for others based on their culture or generation. Cite your references.