1. I interviewed Quinton Schnier on April 12, 2016 in a face-to-face interview. I felt very comfortable interviewing him. I interviewed Steve Riojas on April 15, 2015 over the telephone. I felt very comfortable interviewing him as well.
2. From these interviews, I learned that face-to-face communication is much more effective than speaking over the phone. Non-verbal gestures can be seen during a face-to-face communication, which helps greatly in understanding when a person is being serious or joking, the importance of what they are speaking about and providing visual cues in conversation. This type of communication can not be used over the phone.
Self-Reflection
1. Postformal thought is thinking that is relativistic, pragmatic, flexible,
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My biggest personal goal for the next two-to-five years is to keep in touch with my love for being outdoors and feel at peace with the world. I have always been an outdoorsy-type of person, and I hope in the future I will continue to feed my passion for nature and never lose touch with it. My educational goals include receiving a degree in Kinesiology and Health on the Pre-Health Professions option and graduate with Honors with a 3.7 cumulative GPA or higher. My career goals include being accepted into a professional school where I can pursue a career in Occupational Therapy and eventually become a licensed Occupational Therapist. My family-related goals include getting married after I graduate and after marriage to begin a family that will have four-to-five kids. My community goals include becoming an Occupational Therapist, and through my career I hope to establish a role in my community that that involves helping others. My social goals include meeting many people throughout my life but still keeping in touch with old friend and my family. My spiritual goals include becoming more involved in my religion because I currently do not regularly attend …show more content…
After completing this assignment, I realized many similarities and differences between emerging adulthood and middle adulthood. In regards to significant relationships, both interviewees talked about their relationships with people who make them want to be better individuals. Both of the interviewees were raised with an authoritative parenting style and it can be seen in Quinton’s life goals and Steve’s current life status that this parenting style has played an enormous role in creating successful, productive individuals. Steve did not have the same opportunities as Quinton currently has in education because he began working right away, however it can be seen that success is still prevalent. Steve was raised in an environment that taught him to find his own successes in every situation, which then proved later in life that success is not only contingent upon education level. It can be seen that both Steve and Quinton were raised in very similar environments regarding parenting style and family style, and they both seem to have similar personalities and end-goals in life because of this. Quinton is currently in the emerging adulthood stage of life. Individuals in this life stage are self-sufficient, make their own decisions, accept full responsibility for all actions, and are financially independent (Baltimore, D., HD FS 102 lecture, 2016, Spring). Steve is currently in the middle adulthood stage of life. Individuals in this life stage are settled into a career and have