Lecture Human development - Family, place, culture - Chapter 12: Reflecting on life and death

Chapter 12 Reflecting on Life and Death . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 12-1 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 . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 12-2 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 . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 12-3 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 . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 12-4 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 . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 12-5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn