ADULTHOOD

 Age- 20 to 40  Main goal- Changing their relationship with parents  Physically- faster, stronger, more coordinated than ever  Reassessment- 30’s, jobs, relationships, children, works into a settling down period

 About 75-80% of people in US get married  About half end in divorce  History of Marriage  Patriarchy system- men play the dominate role in marriage  Concept of Romantic Love- 1800’s  Choosing Spouses  Factors that play a role are ethnicity, level of education, social class, and religion  Why do people get divorced?  Costs of Divorce?

 Age  Physically- Begin to lost some strength, coordination, stamina  Erik Erickson  Generativity- create, originate, and produce  Adds meaning to the lives of adults  Midlife Transition- Midlife Crisis  Realization that they have lived half their life  Empty-Nest Syndrome  Feelings of emptiness after children leave

 Age 65  Physically- senses become less sharp, reflexes and reaction time.  Why do we Age?  Programmed Theories  Aging is a result of genetics, we all have biological clocks  Cellular Damage Theories  Damage to cells from external causes cause aging not heredity