How might risk taking by emerging adults be both destructive and beneficial? Include two specific examples of both destructive and beneficial risk taking in your discussion

What will be an ideal response?


Destructive/risky behaviors would be having sex without a condom, driving without a
seat belt, carrying a loaded gun, or abusing drugs. Beneficial examples might be
taking chances such as enrolling in college, moving to a new state or nation, getting
married, having a baby, starting a business, filming a documentary, entering an
athletic contest, or enlisting in the military.

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