1. How would you define a person as an "adult"? Do you feel that you qualify as an adult? What are appropriate criteria to use for this distinction other than or in addition to age?
2. What are the pros and cons of using age-based divisions for adulthood?
3. How could the alternative indices of age be implemented in a practical sense so that they would replace chronological age to define adulthood?
4. Can you come up with examples of development that have most affected you in your own adulthood?