The chapters about emerging adulthood have been the most interesting for me to read so far because that is the stage of life I am in. It's a little strange to read about my own development while it's happening and recognize myself in Berger's descriptions. One part that really stuck out to me was the section in the cognitive development chapter about morals and religion. Of particular interest was the discussion about how college influences shifts in views on moral and religious issues. I have found this to be true with me. I grew up in the same area and went to the same school district for my whole life. Consequently, I didn't have a lot of exposure to how other people live and view controversial issues. In some cases, I didn't even know about some issues that are very present in other people's lives, like the prevalence of poverty and food insecurity. Through a couple anthropology and economics classes at Millersville, I was shown other points of view. After being exposed to this through class discussion and readings, my world view has shifted. It is much broader and more compassionate than in high school. This has effected my views on some moral and political issues, such as welfare. Without those classes, I would probably still have a much narrower world view and sense of morality.
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