Essay Assignment: Adolescence and Early Adulthood
Choose two of the following:
- Examine how cultural ideals and timing of puberty can affect an adolescent’s body image.
- Question Erikson’s assertion about the focus on intimacy in early adulthood.
- Apply Sternberg’s theory of love to specific examples of relationships from song or media.
- Discuss social problems facing youth such as suicide, juvenile delinquency, and victimization. What kinds of recommendations would you make to help reduce these problems?
