[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.67,0:00:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we all agree that it takes longer\Nto grow up today than it did in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.30,0:00:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That seems like a fairly\Nuncontroversial statement, Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.36,0:00:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is backed up by a lot of facts. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.04,0:00:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 1960, if we take 1960\Nas a baseline year, Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.08,0:00:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relatively few people got\Nany education beyond high school, Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.90,0:00:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they even finished high school. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.37,0:00:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 40% of people\Ndidn't even get that far. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.62,0:00:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1960, the median marriage age\Nwas 20 for women and 23 for men. Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.68,0:00:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's 27 for women\Nand 29 for men, and it is still rising. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.43,0:00:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot has changed Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.80,0:01:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the course of the last 50 years\Nin the lives of young people. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.98,0:01:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So much has changed\Nin fact, that I propose Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.85,0:01:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is helpful to think of it\Nas a new life stage of emerging adulthood Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.48,0:01:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in between adolescence\Nand young adulthood. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.58,0:01:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But why does it take so long\Nto grow up now, Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.47,0:01:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much longer than in the past? Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.18,0:01:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is there this new stage\Nof emerging adulthood? Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.64,0:01:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are four revolutions that took place\Nin the 1960s and the 1970s Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.39,0:01:33.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that set the stage in many ways\Nfor the society that we know today, Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.05,0:01:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the new life stage\Nof emerging adulthood. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.66,0:01:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those four revolutions\Nare the technology revolution, Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.89,0:01:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sexual revolution, Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.77,0:01:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Women's Movement,\Nand the Youth Movement. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.74,0:01:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, the technology revolution. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.03,0:01:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The technology revolution\Nis not just iPhones and iPads, Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.38,0:01:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even laptops and the Internet. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.29,0:01:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another huge technology revolution\Nof the last 50 years has been a transition Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.80,0:02:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a manufacturing economy\Nto a knowledge economy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.71,0:02:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've gotten so good at making\Nthings with machines Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.40,0:02:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we no longer need\Nso many people to make them. Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.85,0:02:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of us are also aware Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.83,0:02:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how a lot of jobs in manufacturing\Nhave gone to other countries. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.41,0:02:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not just that. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.97,0:02:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our manufacturing output\Nis actually six times greater now Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.60,0:02:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than it was in the 1950s. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.60,0:02:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are able to do that\Nwith only half as many people. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.96,0:02:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So gone are the days Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.95,0:02:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where a young man could walk\Nin an automobile factory or a steel plant, Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.24,0:02:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make enough money to support\Nnot only himself and his family. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.86,0:02:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The new jobs in the knowledge economy Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.36,0:02:48.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are in information\Nand technology and services. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.95,0:02:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all of these require education\Nbeyond high school. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.40,0:02:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are where you get the best new jobs\Nin the knowledge economy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.34,0:03:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to have some kind of education\Nbeyond high school. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.16,0:03:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now more people get more education\Nfor longer than ever before. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.30,0:03:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that pushes everything else out Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.47,0:03:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because most people\Nwon't get a stable long-term job Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.53,0:03:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for several years after\Nthey have finished their education, Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.77,0:03:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most people prefer\Nto wait for marriage and parenthood Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.30,0:03:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until after they have a stable job. Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.64,0:03:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second revolution\Nis the sexual revolution. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.16,0:03:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The invention of the birth\Ncontrol pill in 1964, Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.28,0:03:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with other effective methods\Nof contraception, Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.32,0:03:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broke the age-old link between sexuality\Nand reproduction for the first time. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.66,0:03:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in turn, Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.67,0:03:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the link between sexuality and marriage\Nbecame broken for the first time. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.83,0:03:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the marriage age\Nstarted to go steadily up, Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.40,0:03:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even as the age of beginning\Nfirst sexual relations went down. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.87,0:03:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today, most people begin having\Nsexual relations in their late teens, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.73,0:04:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a decade or more before they enter\Nmarriage and parenthood. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.92,0:04:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that changes\Nwhat the late teens and 20s are like. Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.18,0:04:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of entering the commitments\Nof marriage and parenthood, Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.49,0:04:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people now have this longer spans\Nof a decade or more Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.25,0:04:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they are making\Na break in relationships, Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.21,0:04:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are not yet committed\Nto the structure of family life. Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.87,0:04:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number three is the Women's Movement. Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.66,0:04:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1960, not many people\Nwere going to college, Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.64,0:04:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there were twice as many men as women\Nwho were college students. Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.64,0:04:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, 58% of undergraduates\Nare female, only 42% male. Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.99,0:04:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And women are also half of the students Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.95,0:04:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in med schools, in law schools,\Nin business schools. Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.81,0:04:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That has been truly revolutionary. Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.53,0:04:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that has changed how young women think\Nabout their lives and plan their lives. Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.76,0:04:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard for us to even imagine Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.12,0:05:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much pressure there must have been\Non a young woman in 1960 to find a man. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.90,0:05:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you didn't, Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.31,0:05:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what else were you going to do\Nwith your life? Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.88,0:05:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There weren't really hardly\Nany professions open to you. Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.27,0:05:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that was\Nwhat they were most focused on, Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.89,0:05:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not that they can do anything. Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.69,0:05:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They, like young men, Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.09,0:05:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to use most of their 20s\Nfor making progress Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.42,0:05:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their education\Nand then in their career. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.42,0:05:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that has changed entirely\Nwhat the 20s are like Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.39,0:05:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for both young men and young women. Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.25,0:05:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, the Youth Movement. Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.88,0:05:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It used to be that adulthood\Nwas associated with a lot of good things, Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.33,0:05:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like social status and authority. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.33,0:05:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it still is to some extent,\Nbut not so much as it used to be. Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.86,0:05:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 60s and the 70s changed that\Nwith the Youth Movement. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.18,0:05:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I hope I die before I get old." Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.94,0:05:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you are old enough\Nto remember that? Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.31,0:05:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or "Never trust anyone over 30." Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.64,0:06:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those were said somewhat tongue in cheek,\Nbut only somewhat. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.52,0:06:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are truths underlying them. Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.52,0:06:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now adulthood and age became diminished, Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.35,0:06:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it became youth that was venerated. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.13,0:06:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so young people are no longer\Nin such a hurry to enter adulthood. Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.82,0:06:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They preferred to prolong their youth\Nas long as they could Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.98,0:06:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enjoyed it while it lasted. Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.42,0:06:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So together, those\Nfour changes have resulted Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.87,0:06:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this new life stage\Nof emerging adulthood. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.87,0:06:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It used to be that people set up\Nthe stable structure of an adult life Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.80,0:06:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by about age 20, Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.98,0:06:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now it's really true that 30\Nis the new 20. Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.91,0:06:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a good reason why that phrase\Nhas become more popular. Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.02,0:06:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because now the transitions\Nthat used to happen around age 20 Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.65,0:06:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happen closer to age 30 for most people. Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of moving from adolescence\Nto young adulthood, at about age 20, Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.46,0:06:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the adolescence and then emerging\Nadulthood for most of the 20s, Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.45,0:06:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the entrance\Ninto a stable young adulthood follows. Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.22,0:07:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not everybody is delighted to hear about\Nthe new life stage of emerging adulthood. Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.55,0:07:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not everybody is happy Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.17,0:07:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it takes longer\Nto grow up than it used to. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.13,0:07:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quite the contrary, a lot of people\Nare very unhappy about it. Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.60,0:07:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a lot of people think\Nthat the fact that young people enter Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.78,0:07:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these transitions of a stable\Nadulthood later in the past Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.97,0:07:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means there must be\Nsomething wrong with them. Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.45,0:07:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their parents and grandparents\Ncan't help but look at the progress Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.99,0:07:35.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or lack of it of their children\Nand grandchildren Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.21,0:07:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toward adult life in their 20s\Nand think, and maybe say, Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.64,0:07:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When I was your age..." Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.54,0:07:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the timetable has really changed,\Nbut I'd like to challenge you Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.64,0:07:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you think that way today\Nto try to think about it differently. Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.38,0:07:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't mean there is\Nsomething wrong with them. Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.99,0:08:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes longer to prepare yourself\Nfor the knowledge economy Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.92,0:08:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than it did for a manufacturing\Neconomy, first of all. Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.26,0:08:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's not their fault. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.74,0:08:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are very intently involved\Nin preparing themselves for their world Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.00,0:08:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are trying to find a place\Nin a very complex economy. Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.13,0:08:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, the Women's Movement\Nhas opened up Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.01,0:08:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a huge range of opportunities\Nfor young women. Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.16,0:08:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that is not a bad thing. Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.76,0:08:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think few of us would view that\Nas a negative development. Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.63,0:08:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a good thing. It's a great thing. Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.33,0:08:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, having this life stage\Nof emerging adulthood, Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.82,0:08:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allows both young men and young women\Nto develop their skills for the workplace. Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.95,0:08:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is also that wouldn't most of us Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.37,0:08:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a better choice of a marriage partner Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.12,0:09:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 28, or 29, or 30,\Nthan we would've at 19, or 20, or 21? Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.96,0:09:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wouldn't most of us be a better parent Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.91,0:09:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we begin at 30 or 31,\Nrather than 20 or 21? Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.25,0:09:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think there is\Nany doubt about that. Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.88,0:09:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is also this. Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.26,0:09:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having the space for emerging adulthood Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.32,0:09:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives young people an unprecedented\Nand unparalleled period of freedom. Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.06,0:09:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a time when you can do things Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.32,0:09:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you never could do before\Nwhen you were a kid, Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.32,0:09:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you really won't be able to do later. Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.12,0:09:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you have a taste for adventure, Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.67,0:09:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you'd like to see\Nwhat it is like to live Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.77,0:09:43.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a different part of the country\Nor the world for a while, Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.75,0:09:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe do some kind\Nof service project there, Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.11,0:09:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the time to do it. Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.07,0:09:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you'd like to take a stab\Nat a long-shot career, Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.75,0:09:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like actor, or musician,\Nor something else in the arts, Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.04,0:09:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the time to do it. Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.47,0:10:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because later, it would be\Nmuch more difficult Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.67,0:10:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you've made those commitments. Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.74,0:10:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, in emerging adulthood,\Nnobody else really depends on you. Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.80,0:10:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's one of the unique things about it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.79,0:10:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And eventually, people will depend on you. Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.28,0:10:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will narrow the range\Nof your choices. Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.67,0:10:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During emerging adulthood, Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.19,0:10:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a rare freedom\Nand a brief freedom, Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.36,0:10:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you should make the most of it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.05,0:10:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to close by saying Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.20,0:10:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the young people\Nwho are emerging adults or about to be: Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.37,0:10:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't let other stampede you\Nto adulthood before you are ready. Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.49,0:10:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adulthood will still be ready\Nwhen you are. Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.19,0:10:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a lot of well-meaning people want you\Nto get there as soon as possible. Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.17,0:10:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not their life. Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.40,0:10:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's your life. Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.29,0:10:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you should remind them\Nof that if necessary. Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.75,0:11:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adulthood is something\Nalmost everybody enters eventually. Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.67,0:11:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's a land that once you enter,\Nyou can never really go back. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.88,0:11:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So make the most\Nof your emerging adulthood freedom Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.72,0:11:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while that lasts. Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.37,0:11:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.70,0:11:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)