has nothing to say about people living in different conditions or different points in history is not a scientific approach. Arnett has taken up some of these critical points in public discussion such as in "Debating Emerging Adulthood: Stage or Process" in which he and Jennifer Tanner debate this theory with Marion Kloep and Leo Hendry who argue against its validity. Another criticism of the emerging adulthood theory is that it is too specific to the current time period. This theory is not one that could fit for all of the past generations. Because of movements such as the technology revolution, the sexual revolution, the women's movement, and the youth movement, it is a distinct time period. This critic is not that it has no bearings as a theory, but that it is too specific to the recent young generations based on environmental factors specific to modern day. Jeffrey Arnett has a positive view of emerging adulthood seeing it as a time of growth and endless possibility. For many young people it is a time of stress, and can include lots of negative life events, and hard adaptations. Another criticism is that it only applies to specific people. Western cultures are more likely to focus on stages such as emerging adulthood because of their focus on individuality. Eastern cultures are more focused on the whole and are taught to have less individual exploration and expression. Therefore, the theory has no bearing if it is specific to a single demographic. See also Quarter-life crisis Suicide among LGBT youth Youth culture Youth politics Youth rights Youth suicide References Further reading External links Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood University of Pennsylvania Transition to Adulthood Blog Human development Young adult Developmental psychology Demographics