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Lec 11 Flashcards

Adulthood

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What are the two big pieces of early adulthood?

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  1. Vocational Choice
  2. Relationships
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What are the three theoretical periods of vocational development?

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The Fantasy period
The tentative period
The realistic Period

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What factors influence vocational choice? (4)

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  1. Personality
  2. Family Influences
  3. Teachers
  4. Gender Influences
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How many personality types are there that affect vocational choice?

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Is there a relationship between vocational choice and personality type?

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A moderate one

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What part of family influence is a large predictor of vocational choice?

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SES

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What is the Canadian trend of drop outs of post secondary education?

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More than half of drop outs graduated from another school, only 2.5% were unemployed, 2/3 identified typical reasons, 1/3 mentioned negative circumstances

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Why do gender stereotypes influence the vocational choice of developing people?

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Adolescent messaging decreases female confidence
Males are concerned with succeeding in male-dominated fields and managing a career and family

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What Erikson stage crisis is generally significant for adulthood?

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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What is the mature balance of dealing with the Intimacy vs. isolation in Erikson’s theory?

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Balancing the desire for self-determination vs. desire for intimacy

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What is the stage that occurs just before adulthood?

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Identity vs. role confusion

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What is identity moratorium?

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It is the search for identity

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What do we select partners based off of?

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Biological/ Social factors (similar is favored)

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What do women (not on birth control pills) select for smell?

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Optimally different MHC smells to their own

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What are women general criteria for choosing a man?

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  1. Intelligence, ambition, financial status, morality
  2. Generally a bit older
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What are men general criteria for choosing a woman?

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  1. Emphasize physical attractiveness, domestic skills
  2. Generally a bit younger
17
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What is the highest value factor in a relationship?

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Relationship satisfaction is the most important thing

18
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What genders typically tend to prefer doing activities or just talk?

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Males like activities, females like to talk

19
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Are sibling relationships important in adult psychological well being?

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Yes

20
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What are the trends in children leaving the home?

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  1. Average age decreasing
  2. Many adults return briefly (boomerang kids)
  3. It is less common to leave the home to marry
21
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What is departure from the house linked to?

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When they are prepared, more successful parent-children relationships occur, and there is successful transition to adult roles

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What can we say about marriage rates?

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They are less common but still dominant, they are happening older, 40% end in divorce

23
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What is associated with marital satisfaction?

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Family background, later age of marriage, relationship to extended families, personailities

In industrialized countries:
equal power in the relationship, sharing of family responsibilities

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What trends are seen in cohabitation?

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Men who cohabited before engagement were less dedicated to their wives.

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What are the key factors for the decision to have children?

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  1. Financial Circumstances
  2. Personal/Religious values
  3. Health conditions
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What are trends in women that choose not to have children?

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  1. Less traditional gender identity
  2. High status education/job
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What is the correlation between babies and marital problems?

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Baby typically does not cause problems unless marriage is already troubled

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What does shared caregiving predict?

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Higher parental happiness and sensitivity to the baby

29
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What can we say about the rates of never married 30-34 year olds?

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High increase

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