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  2. Adult development - Wikipedia

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    The concept of adulthood has legal and socio-cultural definitions. The legal definition [4] of an adult is a person who is fully grown or developed. This is referred to as the age of majority, which is age 18 in most cultures, although there is a variation from 15 to 21. The typical perception of adulthood is that it starts at age 20 or 21.

  3. Adult learner - Wikipedia

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    Adult students are contrasted with traditional students, who are typically under 25, attend full-time, do not work full-time when enrolled in courses, and have few, if any, family responsibilities. [4] In 2008, 36 percent of postsecondary students were age 25 or older and 47 percent were independent students. [5]

  4. Coming of age - Wikipedia

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    Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult.The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change.

  5. People Who Were Considered 'Strong-Willed' as Children ... - AOL

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    Strong-willed kids can have deep emotions, a trait that might not stop when they hit adulthood. "They may express and feel their emotions very strongly, which can be good for some but sometimes ...

  6. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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    The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. [1] It is the moment when a person ceases to be considered a minor and assumes legal control over their person, actions, and decisions, thus terminating the control and legal responsibilities of their parents or guardian over them. Most countries set the ...

  7. Emerging adulthood and early adulthood - Wikipedia

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    Arnett suggests emerging adulthood is the distinct period between 18 and 29 years [4] of age where young adults become more independent and explore various life possibilities. Arnett argues that this developmental period can be isolated from adolescence and young adulthood , [ 5 ] although the distinction between adolescence and young adulthood ...

  8. Adolescence - Wikipedia

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    It has been recently found that demographic patterns suggest that the transition to adulthood is now occurring over a longer span of years than was the case during the middle of the 20th century. Accordingly, youth, a period that spans late adolescence and early adulthood, has become a more prominent stage of the life course.

  9. Adult - Wikipedia

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    Human adulthood encompasses psychological adult development. Definitions of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory; a person may be biologically an adult, and have adult behavior, but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority.