Chapter 14

Question 1

Transitional period for 18-25 year olds
Extended exploration
Identity Moratorium
Search for identity continues
Changes in the job market and economy have contributed to the lengthening of this period

Answer 1

Emerging Adulthood

Question 2

6. Intimacy vs. Isolation
   Do I want a partner or do I prefer to be independent and
   completely on my own?
   Secure identity = finding intimacy

Answer 2

Erikson’s identity crisis

Question 3

Revisions to one’s life structure
Dream stage (men = career; women = career and marriage)
Mentor helps to realize dream
Settle down (men = 30’s, women = middle adulthood)

Answer 3

Levinson

Question 4

Do you hear the clock ticking?
 Biological clock
Expectations for milestones based on age
 Conform = Confident
Deviate = Distress

Answer 4

The social clock

Question 5

Mate selection
 Evolutionary Theory
Men: youthfulness and attractiveness
Women: resources and protection
 Social Learning Theory
Gender roles influence mate selection

Answer 5

Romantic Relationships

Question 6

Importance of intimacy, passion, and commitment changes
Passionate love (lust)  Companionate love (commitment)

Answer 6

Triangular Theory of Love

Question 7

Traditional marriages vs. Egalitarian marriages

Answer 7

Division of household labor
Larger burden on women
 Woman’s career path

Question 8

Living Single

Answer 8

Age at first marriage has increased
Divorce rate has increased

Question 9

Cohabitation has increased

Answer 9

Well-educated, higher income young adults
Less conventional, less committed, greater likelihood of divorce

Question 10

What factors are associated with divorce?

Answer 10

Poor communication
Younger age at marriage
Family history of divorce
Poverty
Women’s changing status

Question 11

Other relationships in early adulthood

Answer 11

Adult friendships
 Women = more intimacy than men
Siblings
 Resemble friendships
Sisters in particular

Question 12

Make room for baby

Answer 12

Increase in demands and responsibility
 Couples may become more traditional
 But shared caregiving is key to happiness and secure attachment
Parenting as a united front
 Be clear about child-rearing values
 Work as a team = happier, more effective

Question 13

Some trends for older parents

Answer 13

Planned births
Higher income and more savings
Higher education level and occupation status
Women do less housework (hire out or shared)
More committed to parenting
More satisfied with baby
More sensitive to baby

Question 14

Older fathers

Answer 14

More affectionate
More cognitively stimulating
More involved
Less rough and tumble play