Chemecka To Define The Meaning Of Middle Childhood

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The reason I selected Chemecka is in my honest opinion she is an extraordinary person. She definitely helps to define the meaning of middle adulthood. To elaborate Chemecka is the oldest of four sisters. She is married with three children, two in college while one attends high school. In the time that we spent together, I found out that Chemecka is a primary caregiver to her parents, sister, and niece. Chemecka, plays a major part in the lives of her family. This includes the role of a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. One of the things that I have gathered from reading the psychosocial theoretical perspectives of adulthood presented in the textbook is generativity versus stagnation. This life span theory according to Erick

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