Lecture Human development - Family, place, culture - Chapter 9: Young adults

Chapter 9 Young adults . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 9-1 Development in adulthood • Is reaching adulthood an end point for “development”? • Can people develop through adult life? • What might a theory of development in adulthood look like? • Does physiological development reverse once “maturity” has been reached? • 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 9-2 Milestones of young adulthood • Getting settled in a job or career • Finding and settling with a long term partner • Buying a house (perhaps) • Having children • These milestones are being delayed and some are not even part of the life plan of some young adults • Does this mean these young people are refusing to “grow up”? . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 9-3 Impact of migration • Many young adults leave their home country in search of adventure, or better jobs • This youthful migration can mean a delay in “settling down” • Sometimes, it can lead to settling down in a new country • Thus many families now have family ties around the world • Many long term partnerships also bridge cultural boundaries . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 9-4 Intergenerational effects • Historical and structural economic changes, such as – Increased life expectancy – Expectations of tertiary qualifications – Low pay and fewer career options for young adults • These interact with generational effects, such as – Differences in expectations between older and younger cohorts – Familiarity with technological developments to produce new experiences of the young adult period of the lifespan . Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Claiborne & Drewery, Human Development 9-5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn