Your developmental class is having an interesting discussion about what it means to be an adult. Most of the class includes individuals who are emerging adults from various Asian countries. What is the consensus of your class? The most important marker for adulthood is ____.

a. financial independence
b. when they are capable of supporting their parents financially
c. when people get married
d. when people start having children

b. when they are capable of supporting their parents financially

For emerging adults in Asian cultures, the ability to support one's parents financially is the most important marker for adulthood.

Psychology

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a. True b. False

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a. temperament b. trust c. personality d. orientation

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