Early Adulthood Flashcards
Developmental Tasks of Early Adulthood(9)
- Achieving autonomy
- Establishing identity
- Developing Emotional Stability
- Establishing a career
- Finding intimacy
- Becoming part of a group or community
- Establishing a residence and learning how to manage a household
- Becoming a parent and rearing children
- Making marital or relationship adjustments and learning to parent
Leading cause of death for people 15-34
Unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide
followed by cancer and heart disease
Men peak sexual responsive age range
late teens and early twenties
slows in late twenties and early thirty’s
Women’s peak sexual responsiveness
late 30s early 40s
slows in 20s and early 30s
Pelvic inflammatory disease(PID)
an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system
uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, inside of pelvis
Artificial Insemination
the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female’s cervix in order to become pregnant by means their than sexual intercourse
Chlamydia
a sti used by the bacterium chamydia trachomatis
Endometriosis
a condition in which the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grows outside of it
Gamete intrafallopian tube transfer
implanting both sperm and ova into the fallopian tube which allows fertilization to occur naturally
gonorrhea
a sti caused by bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae
in vitro fertilization
removing eggs from the female, fertilizing the eggs outside the woman’s body and then reinserting into the woman’s uterus
zygote intrafallopian tube transfer
sperm and ova are fertilized outside of the woman’s body and the zygote is then implanted into the fallopian tube to allow the zygote to travel embed in the lining of the uterus naturally
Post formal thought
practical, realistic, and individualistic, understanding complexities of various perspectives
dualism
black or white, this or that, right or wrong
multiplicity
some problems are solvable and some answers not yet known
relativism
the importance of context in knowledge
dialectical thought
bring aspects together of opposing viewpoints or positions, synthesize them and come up with new ideas
portion the adult population that has a bachelor’s degree or higher
one-third
(moore said 11%)
Holland six personality types
- realistic
- investigative
- artistic
4.social
5.enterprising
6.conventional
Emerging adulthood(Arnett)
A new life stage has risen between adolescence and young adulthood over the past half-century in industrialized countries
Variables inrelationships(4)
1.proximity
2.familiarity
3.similarity/matching hypothesis
4.reciprocity
Proximity
physical nearness
Matching Hypotheses/ Similarity
we tend to be attracted to those who are similar to us in age, social class, race, education, physical attractiveness ness, values and attitudes
Reciprocity
we are more likely to like someone if they feel the same way toward us
7 types of Love
1.empty love
2.fatuous love
3.infatuation
4.romantic love
5.liking
6.companionate
7.consummate love
Empty love
commitment
fatuous Love
passion + commitment
infatuation
passion
romantic love
passion + intimacy
liking
intimacy
Companionate
intimacy + commitment
Consummate Love
Intimacy + Passion + Commitment
Cohabitation
an arrangement where two people who have not married live together
Filter theory of mate selection
the pool of eligible partners becomes narrower as it passes through filters used to eliminate members of the pool
homogamy
marriage between people who share social characteristics
heterogamy
marriage between people who do not share social characteristics
social exchange theory
people try to maximize rewards and minimize costs in social relationships
Voluntary temporary singles
have never been married or are divorced and not ready for a commitment
Voluntary permanent singles
do not want to marry and aren’t indenting to marry
Involuntary temporary
people who are actively seeking mates
involuntary permanent
older divorced,widowed, or never married who wanted to marry
engagement
the formal agreement to get married
Galinsky’s stages of Parenthood (6)
- The image making stage
2.the nurturing stage - the authority stage
- the interpretative stage
- the interdependent stage
- the departure stage
The image making stage
Planing for a child; Pregnancy
Consider what it means to be a parent and plan for changes to accommodate a child
The Nurturing Stage
Infancy
Develop an attachment relationship with child and adapt to the new baby
The Authority Stage
Toddler and Preschool
Parents create rules and figure out how to effectively guide their children’s behavior
The Interpretative Stage
Middle Childhood
Parents help their children interpret their experiences with the social world beyond the family
The Interdependent Stage
Adolescence
Parents renegotiate their relationship with their adolescent children to allow for shared power in decision-making
The Departure Stage
Early adulthood Parents evaluate their successes and failures as parents
Proposed Influences on Parental Behavior
parent characteristics
child characteristics
contextual/socialcultural characteristics
Parental Characteristics (7)
-age of parent
-gender
-beliefs
-personality
-developmental history
-knowledge of parenting and child development
-mental and physical health
Child Characteristics(4)
- gender
- birth order
- temperament
- health status
Sociocultural characteristics (6)
- Economic hardship
- religion
- politics
- neighborhoods
- schools
- social support
Percentage of white and black males under 18 who commit a felony crime
50%
Levinson’s stages (6)
- Early adult transition(17-22)
- Entering the adult world(22-28)
3.Age 30 transition(28-33)
4.Settling down(33-40)
5.Midlife transition(40-45)
6.Entering middle adulthood(45-50)
Early Adulthood transition (17-22)
leaving home, leaving family;making first choices about career and education
Entering the adult world(22-28)
committing to an occupation, defining goals, finding intimate relationships
Age 30 transition(28-33)
reevaluating those choices and perhaps making modifications or changing one’s attitude toward love and work
Settling down(33-40)
reinvesting in work and family commitments;becoming involved in the community
Midlife transition(40-45)
reevaluating previous commitments;making dramatic changes if necessary;giving expression to previously ignored talents or aspirations; feeling more of a sense of urgency about life and its meaning
Entering middle adulthood(45-50)
committing to new choices made and placing one’s energies into these commitments
