Introduction

Emerging adulthood is a term used to refer to the phase of the lifespan between adolescence and full-grown adulthood which involves late teenage years and early middle age.  The stage describes individuals living in the developing countries even though it is also experienced by young people from wealthy families who live in the urban areas of the Global South (Arnett, Žukauskienė & Sugimura, 2014). Emerging adults are young adults who do not live on their own, do not have children and who do not have adequate income to live by themselves and become fully independent. It is also argued to be the period between the age of eighteen and twenty-five years where young people become more independent and are anxious to explore different possibilities of life. Additionally, the phase is a developmental period that can be secluded from the stage of adolescence and young adulthood.

American Culture and Emerging Adulthood

In the current American society, emerging adults are young teenagers between the ages of eighteen to twenty-five years. During this period, young adults are expected to be responsible and create plans for their future family life. Some people choose to relocate to different locations to attend higher learning institutions. Others may choose to stay at home with their parents and avoid paying bills such as rent and electricity bills on their own. Emerging adults are expected to find careers that will help them meet their present and future needs(Perez‐Brena, Updegraff & Umaña‐Taylor, 2015). Nevertheless; others choose to start families before their career while others decide not to attend higher learning institutions.