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8.4: Introduction to Relationships in Early Adulthood

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    What you’ll learn to do: examine relationships in early adulthood

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    We have learned from Erikson that the psychosocial developmental task of early adulthood is “intimacy versus isolation” and if resolved relatively positively, it can lead to the virtue of “love.” In this section, we will look more closely at relationships in early adulthood, particularly in terms of love, dating, cohabitation, marriage, and parenting.

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    • Introduction to Relationships in Early Adulthood. Authored by: Margaret Clark-Plaskie for Lumen Learning. Provided by: Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution
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