Middle Age Hes
MIDDLE AGE
Characteristics of Middle Age 1. Middle age is a dreaded period * It is categorized that, next to old age. It is the most dreaded period in the total life span and the one adult will not admit that they have reached until the calendar. 2. Middle age is a time of transition * Just puberty is a time of transition from childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood, so middle age is a time when men and women leave behind the physical and behavioral characteristics of adulthood. 3. Middle age is a time of stress * Radical adjustments to changed roles and patterns of life, especially when accompanied by physical changes. * Period of stress * A time when a number of major adjustments must be made in the home, business and social aspects of their lives. 4. Middle age is a dangerous age * The usual way of interpreting dangerous age is in terms of the male who wants to have last time especially in his sex life, before old catches up with him. 5. Middle age is an awkward age * Just adolescents are neither children nor adults, so middle-aged men and women are no longer “young” nor are they yet “old.” 6. Middle age is a time of achievement * According to Erikson, it is a crisis age in which either generalitivity or stagnation. * Generalitivity – the tendency to produce. * Stagnation – the tendency to stand still. 7. Middle age is a time of evaluation * Archer has pointed out “it is the twenties that we commit ourselves to an occupation and to a marriage. During the late thirties and early forties, it is common for men to review those early commitments.” 8. Middle age is evaluated by a Double Standard * It is evaluated by a double standard, a standard for men and standard for women. 9. Middle age is the time of the empty nest * The time when the children no longer want to live under the parental roof. 10. Middle age is a time of boredom * Men become bored with the daily
Characteristics of Middle Age 1. Middle age is a dreaded period * It is categorized that, next to old age. It is the most dreaded period in the total life span and the one adult will not admit that they have reached until the calendar. 2. Middle age is a time of transition * Just puberty is a time of transition from childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood, so middle age is a time when men and women leave behind the physical and behavioral characteristics of adulthood. 3. Middle age is a time of stress * Radical adjustments to changed roles and patterns of life, especially when accompanied by physical changes. * Period of stress * A time when a number of major adjustments must be made in the home, business and social aspects of their lives. 4. Middle age is a dangerous age * The usual way of interpreting dangerous age is in terms of the male who wants to have last time especially in his sex life, before old catches up with him. 5. Middle age is an awkward age * Just adolescents are neither children nor adults, so middle-aged men and women are no longer “young” nor are they yet “old.” 6. Middle age is a time of achievement * According to Erikson, it is a crisis age in which either generalitivity or stagnation. * Generalitivity – the tendency to produce. * Stagnation – the tendency to stand still. 7. Middle age is a time of evaluation * Archer has pointed out “it is the twenties that we commit ourselves to an occupation and to a marriage. During the late thirties and early forties, it is common for men to review those early commitments.” 8. Middle age is evaluated by a Double Standard * It is evaluated by a double standard, a standard for men and standard for women. 9. Middle age is the time of the empty nest * The time when the children no longer want to live under the parental roof. 10. Middle age is a time of boredom * Men become bored with the daily