Lecture Human development - Family, place, culture (2nd edition) - Chapter 10: The lives of adults at mid-life

Chapter 10 The lives of adults at mid-life Copyright © 2014 McGraw­Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Drewery & Claiborne, Human Development 2e 10­1 Defining mid-life: historical and developmental questions • What ages encompasss mid-life? – Roughly mid-30s to around 60 – No clear beginning or end • Cohorts have different life experiences. – Baby boomers Large post-WW II population New Zealand born 1946–72 • Diversity in adult lives – Age of having a child or losing a parent will differ across people. Copyright © 2014 McGraw­Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Drewery & Claiborne, Human Development 2e 10­2 Developmental questions • There is no one universal plan for every person`s development. • `Stages` are very difficult to define for adults. • Erikson`s theory focuses on development through the life span, while Piaget and Freud stop at physiological maturity. • US-based research (e.g. Levinson 1978, 1996) has a social and cultural context that may not be so relevant in New Zealand. Copyright © 2014 McGraw­Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Drewery & Claiborne, Human Development 2e 10­3 Discourses about middle adulthood • There are various discourses about mid-life: – Middle age—its all downhill from here—there is an emphasis on the ageing process. – The prime of life—mid-life is the time of peak performance and power. – The mid-life crisis—the adult is facing challenges and confronting ageing. Copyright © 2014 McGraw­Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Drewery & Claiborne, Human Development 2e 10­4 Physiological changes at mid-life • Ageing begins from the moment you`re born! • Some common markers of ageing at mid-life are: – grey hair, skin changes – eyes having less flexible focus and requiring more light. • Changes require adaptations in behaviour, e.g. extra care when driving at night. Copyright © 2014 McGraw­Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Drewery & Claiborne, Human Development 2e 10­5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn