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212. When Do You Become an Adult?

Who decided that we’re fully mature at 18? Should 16-year-olds have the right to vote? And why are young people bringing their parents to job interviews?

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Jeffrey Arnett, senior research scholar in psychology at Clark University.
    • Julie Beck, staff writer at The Atlantic.
    • Grace Icenogle, confinement prevention administrator in the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
    • Allyson Mackey, professor of neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania.
    • Trevor Noah, comedian, writer, and late-night television host.
    • Heejung Park, professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College.
    • Lawrence Steinberg, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Temple University.
    • Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University.

 

 

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