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25 Is the New 21
The Atlantic: My 22-year-old daughter, Emma, waved goodbye to her college campus last spring and walked into a job this fall. Given the still-tepid state of the economy and all the stories—in the news and from friends—about recent graduates who can’t find work, you might well imagine that my husband and I are thrilled. And we are. Sort of. Emma’s job is a good one, and she is lucky to have it. She is an editorial assistant at a well-respected magazine. But it is the kind of job that countless millennials are landing these days: part-time, low paying, with no benefits.
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Is your boss making you sick?
The Washington Post: Having a bad boss can make your work life a misery, but it can also make you sick, both physically and mentally, researchers say. “The evidence is clear that the leadership qualities of ‘bad’ bosses over time exert a heavy toll on employees’ health,” says Jonathan D.
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The Psychology Behind Our Collective Ebola Freak-Out
Time: In Hazlehurst, Miss., parentspulled their children out of middle school last week after learning that the principal had recently visited southern Africa. At Syracuse University, a Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist who had planned to speak about public health crises was banned from campus after working in Liberia. An office building in Brecksville, Ohio, closed where almost 1,000 people work over fears that an employee had been exposed to Ebola. A high school in Oregon canceled a visit from nine students from Africa — even though none of them hailed from countries containing the deadly disease. Read the whole story: Time
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Some Millennials — And Their Parents — Are Slow To Cut The Cord
NPR: So your child moved back in with you after graduation, and it seems like she will never leave. Or worse, you're sending rent checks each month while she searches for jobs in the big city. You often find yourself wondering if she will ever grow up. You're concerned that your child is suffering from delayed adolescence. But research suggests there's no need to panic. Parental support during emerging adulthood does not necessarily inhibit young adults from becoming independent, experts say. This close relationship is actually beneficial to both kids and parents. Read the whole story: NPR
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Adolescence lasts longer than ever — and why that can be a good thing
The Chicago Tribune: Adolescence lasts three times longer than it used to, according to new research, which means a hormonal 10-year-old and a not-yet-launched 24-year-old are both well within the range of normal. "Adolescence has been stretched at both ends because of the early onset of puberty and the delayed transition into adulthood," says Temple University psychology professor Laurence Steinberg, whose findings are spelled out in the new book, "Age of Opportunity: Lessons From the New Science of Adolescence" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
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Gifts in the desert: the psychology of Burning Man
The Guardian: What happens to groups of people in harsh physical environments, away from all of the trappings of modern civilization? Tales of shipwrecks, adventurers and post-apocalyptic worlds explore this question, and usually these stories do not end well (recall the descent into anarchy and violence in Lord of the Flies). The political philosopher Thomas Hobbes warned that outside of civilized society, humans are nasty brutes who would sooner step on another’s face than share scarce resources. Burning Man is a massive weeklong public arts festival held every August in Black Rock City, Nevada.
