Presentation Title
Emerging Adulthood: Expectations of Friendship in Post-Collegiate Life
Location
Skybox
Abstract
From the time we are very young, we learn to live in age-grouped settings where making friends is built into the structure. As we go through the transition into adulthood, we become more independent of our peers, and we are expected to use what we learned in childhood to guide us in this new social context. This presentation describes my study of Lake Forest College students' expectations of friendship in post-collegiate life. My study revealed a set of contradictory ideas about adult life, implying that students fear that the unspoken rules of friendship will no longer apply after college.
Presentation Type
Individual Presentation
Start Date
4-10-2018 2:30 PM
End Date
4-10-2018 3:45 PM
Panel
College Values
Panel Moderator
Holly Swyers
Field of Study for Presentation
Sociology and Anthropology
Emerging Adulthood: Expectations of Friendship in Post-Collegiate Life
Skybox
From the time we are very young, we learn to live in age-grouped settings where making friends is built into the structure. As we go through the transition into adulthood, we become more independent of our peers, and we are expected to use what we learned in childhood to guide us in this new social context. This presentation describes my study of Lake Forest College students' expectations of friendship in post-collegiate life. My study revealed a set of contradictory ideas about adult life, implying that students fear that the unspoken rules of friendship will no longer apply after college.