(1) Contemporary American society has a variety of markers of entrance into adulthood (2) There are legal definitions: at
17, young people may enlist in the armed forces; at age 18, in most states, they may marry without their parents'
permission; at 18-21 (depending on the state), they may enter into binding contracts. (3) Using sociological definitions,
people may call themselves adults when they are self-supporting or have chosen a career, have married or formed a
significant relationship, or have founded a family. (4) There are also psychological definitions. (5) Cognitive maturity is
often considered to correspond with the capacity for abstract thought. (6) Emotional maturity may depend on such
achievements as discovering one's identity, becoming independent of parents, developing a system of values, and
forming relationships (7) Some people never leave adolescence, no matter what their chronological age.
6. Which is the best outline of the paragraph?
A. Markers for adulthood
1. Legal definitions
2. Sociological definitions
3. Psychological definitions
4. Cognitive maturity
5. Emotional maturity
B. Markers for adulthood
1. Age when entering the armed forces or marrying without parents' permission
2. Age when self-supporting or when starting a family
3. Age of discovering one's identity or learning to think abstractly
C. Markers for adulthood
1. Legal defnitions
2. Sociological definitions
3. Psychological definitions