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Human Development: Updated, 7/e

James Vander Zanden, Ohio State University
Thomas Crandell, Broome Community College
Corinne Crandell, Broome Community College

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Learning Objectives

After completing Chapter 16, you should be able to:

1

Define and discuss different aspects of maturity.

2

Explain various models of development in mid-life:

Erikson: generativity vs. stagnation:

Peck: four aspects:

trait models:

Mischel's situational model:

interactionist model studies of personality continuity/discontinuity:

3

Discuss Levinson's stages of male and female development in mid-life:

male mid-life transition to late adulthood:

female transitions

4

Explain findings from research on continuity and discontinuity in gender characteristics as one ages.

Carl Jung and David Guttmann's cross-cultural research:

active vs. passive mastery:

criticism of Guttmann's theory:

androgyny:

5

Cite findings from Blumstein and Schwartz's 1995 study on the first baby boom generation to turn 50.

percent married:

number of children still at home:

role of religion:

change in attitude (liberal or conservative):

private time:

sexual behavior (quantity/quality):

tenderness and aggressiveness:

caretaking:

6

Cite some statistics about the nature of American friendships.

close friends:

expectations about friends:

seeking different friends as we change:

fulfilling friendships:

quality of women's friendships:

quality of men's friendships:

7

Describe from the Lauer and Lauer study how couples' marriages survive.

8

Explain Americans' attitudes toward extramarital sexual relations.

beliefs:

survey results:

impact of AIDS:

husbands' affairs:

wives' affairs:

reason for affairs:

9

Briefly describe current information about these divorce-related topics.

divorce rates:

historical trends;

views of women now in their thirties and forties:

emotional and psychological toll:

10

Describe a typical household of a divorced mother and father.

mother's household:

father's household:

11

Explain the special consequences of divorce for a displaced homemaker.

12

Cite some findings regarding the influence and attitude of stepfathers.

13

Briefly describe factors that affect a child's adjustment to a remarriage.

mother-custody household:

half-siblings:

apprehension/resentment:

time:

14

Describe the following factors associated with caring for elderly parents.

the sandwich generation:

Who takes responsibility for the elderly?

demographics:

independent living arrangements vs. living with family:

the "enhancement" hypothesis:

15

Describe the significance of each of the following topics regarding job satisfaction in the workplace.

alienation:

burnout symptoms:

statistics of job satisfaction:

job satisfaction and control:

effects on family:

occupational self-direction:

older workers vs. younger workers:

16

Explain mid-life career change.

one career vs. job shifting:

statistics:

reasons for career change:

17

Briefly describe each of these unemployment-related topics.

reasons for unemployment:

health effects:

financial and family effects:

Kaufman's stages:

long-term unemployment:

women as the main support:

18

Discuss the circumstances of women in the workplace.

19

Briefly summarize the information on dual-earner couples.

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