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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the median age of can pop? what will it be ad baby boomers age? |
39---->44 |
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what groups of people are part of the midlife group? |
first time parents and great grand parents |
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what is a midlife crisis? |
Extreme strain as a person re‐evaluates his or her life inmiddle age– Quite rare– Rather, most adults enter a quest for meaning in life
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when does midlife occur? |
When child is transitioning to independence, leaving home and parents near retirement |
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what is generativity? |
A focus on one’s legacy– Erik Erikson stated that key issue in middle age is havingchildren and passing on something of value to youngergenerations, guiding next generation
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what is empty nest syndrome? |
depressionand a sense of uselessness when the last childleaves home– In fact, the empty nest often brings coupleincreased happiness and marital satisfaction
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thinking about moratilty: |
death of parents, and people thier age, becoming grandparents, physical aging |
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are babyboomers taking on more roles? |
yes, taking care of kids and thier parents, or even grandchildren |
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how do middle aged parents feel when raising teens? |
more depressed then people with older kids |
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how does marriage satisfaction change in midlife? |
more satisfied, chnage is sex life |
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over 50 and looking for a partner? |
use online dating, men looking for commitment, women want less work to do, both sexes stress youthfulness |
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3 criteria for adulthood |
1. accepting responsibility for oneself 2. making independent decisions 3. becoming financially self supporting |
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what is the stage after adolescence? |
emerging adulthood |
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what parts of the adolescencent stage affect the family? |
teen sexual development teen having separate values from parents peer groups change |
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how do men changing during emerging adulthood after they marry ? |
– Once they marry, young men reduce riskybehaviour and tend to follow social standards ofadulthood
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what are boomerang kids? |
Children who return to theirparents’ home after moving out
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what are revolving door kids? |
Young people’s repeated movingin and out of their parents’ home
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what percent of kids ages 20-24 and 25-29 are living at home? from 1981-2011 |
41.5%-59.5% 11.3%-25.2% |
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why is indepednt living taking longer and happening later? |
- more kids in school for longer - harder to find a good paying job - earlier pregnancy delays Independence |
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Living with parents increasingly acceptable,but what stresses does it produce?
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- need to change roles -privacy -family car? -rules and regulations -expenses -house for socializing? -parents and control vs kid and control |
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what reasons may a kid return home? |
- job loss - relationship breakup -poor health |
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what is a sandwich generation? |
-middle-aged adults who are taking care of children and their parents due to disbailties etc. |
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some factors of the sandwich generation: |
-parents older when have kids, fam size is smaller -kids living at home longer -more old people in this generation |
