Chapter 19 Flashcards
Psychosocial Development - Emerging adulthood
The search for identity (see Chapter 16) begins at _______ and continues much longer
puberty
What theorist believed that, at each stage, the outcome of earlier crises provides the foundation of each new stage?
Erikson
-children with high aggression and those with extreme shyness grew up with little pathology
Worrisome Children Grown Up
continuity and improvement in attitudes of young adults
Rising Self-Esteem
-open to new experiences which allows personality shifts and eagerness for more education
Plasticity
Name the stage:
- Erikson’s sixth psychosocial stage emphasizes that humans are social creatures.
- Intimacy progresses from attraction to close connection to ongoing commitment.
- Marriage and parenthood, as emerging adults are discovering, are only two of several paths to intimacy.
Intimacy versus isolation
_________ tend to share activities and interests and talk about external matters
_But do not talk of failures or emotional problems
_Demand less of their friends so they have more of them
Men
_______ tend to share secrets, reveal their weaknesses and problems and expect sympathy
Women
Describe Robert Sternberg (1988) described three distinct aspects of love:
Passion
Intimacy
Commitment
A sexual encounter with neither intimacy nor commitment
Hookups
A Web site that allows users to publically share their lives and connect with large numbers of people
Social networks
Having so many possibilities that a thoughtful choice becomes difficult
Choice overload
- Living with an unrelated person—typically a romantic partner—to whom one is not married
- Most young adults in the U.S., England, and northern Europe cohabit rather than marry before age 25.
- Half of all cohabitating couples in the U.S. plan on marrying eventually.
Cohabitation
Marriage between people who tend to be similar (SES, goals, religion, attitudes, local origin, etc.)
Homogamy
Marriage between people who tend to be dissimilar (interests, etc)
Heterogamy
The similarity of a couple’s leisure interests and role preferences.
Social Homogamy
- A situation in a romantic relationship wherein one person wants to address an issue and the other refuses
- Women tend to be more demanding and men withdrawing.
Demand/withdraw interaction
Fighting between romantic couples that is brought on more by the situation than by personality problems
Situational couple violence
A violent and demeaning form of abuse in a romantic relationship where the victim is too scared to fight back, seek help, or withdraw
Intimate terrorism
Where the success, health, and well-being of each family member are connected to those of other members.
Linked Lives
Parents of all income levels in the U.S. help their adult children.
Financial Support
Parental support and linked lives are typical everywhere. In some countries, it is valued more than in others (i.e. Italy vs. Great Britain).
A Global Perspective
