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Chapter 12
Reflecting on Life and Death
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PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development
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Development through the lifespan
• Is less predictable than science would perhaps prefer
• No single theory is “right”
• We can see some patterns of change through life
• Individuals affect society, and the social world affects individuals: a reciprocal relationship
• There is no single developmental pathway that must be followed from birth to death
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PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development
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Making meaning of a life
• Modernist approaches look for “the march of progress”
• But this depends on the possibility of full control over change through life
• We can never fully control what happens to us through life
• Human Development studies the optimal conditions of growth and development through life
• Lives are meaningful, however long or short they may be
• The possibility of change through life is a hopeful approach
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PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development
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Length of life
• Life expectancy is growing through most of the world
• Average life expectancy for a girl born in New Zealand in 2010 is 82 years
• Average life expectancy for a boy born in New Zealand in 2010 is 77 years
• Maori life expectancy is lower, but improving
• Lifestyle is one of a number of factors affecting longevity
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PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development
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Quality of life
• Socio-economic factors linked with longevity include:
– Income
– Education
• Well-being has become a focus of study by: – Psychologists
– Local authorities
– Health development researchers – Educators
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Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd
PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development
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