Early Adulthood:
-identity exploration- love and work
-instability- love, work, edu. economic dependence on family extending for many
- self focused- increasing autonomy
- feeling in-between- feel not yet fully adult
- Age of possibilities- optimism, positive, direction
Review physical development, women and work.
Know about Levinson’s research - talked about in middle adulthood - -there is a lot less women in research due to ethical problems with being pregnant
Conceptions of age periods, women viewed as aging faster than men, reasons
Social norms, physical peak in development - female development- women only seen as reproductive before, now seen as a professional
Erikson’s stage – Intimacy vs Isolation
-1st powerpoint, this stage is important because adults are starting relationships
Carol Gilligan research - how men and women differ in moral thinking, men are generally approaching moral problems in terms of justice, where women think about having responsibility (oppose each other)
- PUT TOGETHER MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENCES IN EACH SECTION
Review marriage and family life, parenting, diversity of adult lifestyles
KNOW sections with romantic, consummate love
•Romantic Love – passionate love, eros
•Affectionate Love – companionate love, deep caring affection
•Consummate Love – passion, intimacy, and commitment
- variations and family structure - nuclear family- husband, wife, and kids in one house - extended- including grandparents and uncles/aunts - blended family- is bringing two families together - single parents- Sirahe lecture about single moms - community family- (cooperatives)
Features of emerging adulthood
Arnett- emerging adulthood is driven by change in requirements for work because of the economy, not enough to just have some education need a lot more
•Identity exploration – love and work
•Instability – love, work,