Typically, in affluent Western societies a period of time known as emerging adulthood is becoming increasingly common in which young people are
a. becoming adults at much older ages.
b. becoming adults at much younger ages.
c. experiencing less role confusion.
d. exhibiting more generativity and at younger ages.
ANSWER: a
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