PSA for Emerging Adults Instructions

The purpose of this assignment is to increase your knowledge of the current status of emerging adulthood and to discover ways in which emerging adults can exit this stage of life well-prepared for their future.

Assignment Instructions:

1. Watch three videos found in the Reading & Study for this week, taking notes using the study guides provided.

2. Based on what you learn, write a PSA (public service announcement) to help older adults (parents, employers, pastors, etc.) understand emerging adults. Use these questions to organize your thoughts about emerging adulthood:

• Who are they? Define general characteristics.

• What are they doing? What developmental tasks are generally a part of this life stage (hint: think about Erikson’s theory).

• What are their major concerns?

• Which presentation provides the best advice? Why do you believe this is so?

3. Your PSA must contain 300 – 500 words.

4. At least one specific idea from each of the video presentations must be included. You may also include information from Scripture, our textbook or other scholarly sources.

5. Identify your sources with an APA formatted citation and reference entry. Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about this.