UNIT 2:CHAPTER 7: THE

ADULT IN SOCIETY

SECTION 1: EARLY & MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

ADULT MALE DEVELOPMENT – NOVICE PHASE

Bridge Between Adolescence &

Adulthood•Ages 17-22 yrs old•Leave Home•College•Work force•Often still receive financial support from parents

Entering the Adult World

•Ages 23 – 27 yrs old•Explore relationships•Explore career opportunities•Responsible member of society•Form a stable life structure•Develop a dream of adult accomplishment

Late Adult Transition

•Ages 28-32•Difficult period•Reflect on previous choices/Shift in direction•Divorces are common

THE SETTLING DOWN PERIOD

Ages 33-39Focus is on “making it” in the adult worldAdvancing in their careersForm commitments to work, family, leisure, friendship, and/or communityWork to fulfill their adult accomplishmentEstablish their individual identity/Break away from their mentor(s)

THE MIDLIFE TRANSITION

Ages 40-44

Bridge between early and middle adulthood

Reflection/Self-examination

Reformulate their dreams to more realistic goals

May experience moderate to severe internal and external conflict.

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PRD3UHDQ-2M

Levinson’s Adult Male Development Theory

ADULT FEMALE DEVELOPMENT – 3 PHASES

Phase I

• Leaves home

• Focus more on marriage than career

Phase II

• Motherhood typically in their 20s

• Balance motherhood with career

Phase III

• Early 30s• Focus more on career after children reach school age

SECTION 2: THE WORLD OF WORK

THE LABOR FORCEConsists of all persons who are 16 years old or older who are hired in paying positions or who are seeking a paying position.Composition: the number of working women has increased, making up at least 58% of the work force in 2010.

Professional jobs: positions of a high-status that requires specialized training through formal education

Examples: dentist, lawyer, teacher, writer, etc.Unemployment: when a person is not working in a paying position, but seeks one.

Unemployment rate: the percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed but actively looking for a paying position

JOB SATISFACTION: WHAT MAKES A PERSON

CONTENT?

A sense

of control over their work

Opportunity to use skills and

talents

Receive plenty

of recognition and appreciation

Good/Excell

ent safety conditions

Good relationships with co-

workers

Flexibility of hours

Opportunity to do what they

do best

Job securi

ty

JOB DISSATISFACTION: WHAT MAKES A PERSON UNHAPPY?

On-the-job stress

Low income/salary

Few opportunities for promotion

Few benefits

SECTION 3: THE LATER YEARS

GERONTOLOGY & SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY

Gerontology: The scientific study of the processes and phenomena of

the aging process

THE AGING CONTINUUM…•65-74 years old•Adjust life to retirementYoung-Old

•75-84 years old•Physical and mental decline occursMiddle-Old

•85 years and older•Physical and mental decline rapidly occursOld-Old

DEALING WITH DEPENDENCY & DEATH

Dependency: becoming dependent on others for physical or financial assistance.

Remaining independent for as long as possible is one of the main goals of the elderly.

Most of the elderly do not tend to fear death. Why?1.The elderly acknowledge that they are toward the end of

their expected life span.2.If they have lived longer than they expected, they may feel

as though they are “living on borrowed time.”3.Facing the deaths of friends and family members who they

are close to prepares them for their own deaths.