Pick a TV show that has emerging adults in it. Watch 1 episode. Reflection questions to answer (1 to 4 required). 1. What did you watch? In what type of programming did you observe the portrayals of emerging adults (e.g., TV drama, situation comedies, movie, reality show, etc.)? 2. Describe the emerging adult characters you observed. Relate back to Arnett’s 5 descriiptors. Define and describe the descriiptors and then explain the example from the show. 3. Connect a character to an aspect of emerging adulthood (physical stamina, cognitive thinking, identity development, etc.). Be sure to define the content and then describe how the character’s behavior was a good example of this. 4. Was there a clear delineation between adolescents, emerging adults, and adults depicted? Explain. 5. OPTIONAL -Other observations that connect to the unit?
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