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Life-Course Approach Theory
Social Theories Life-Course Approach Theory
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Definition Biological, psychological, and socio- cultural theory that attempts to explain ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________
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Important Terms Cohorts: a group of individuals born in the same well- defined time period (used cautiously to understand the behavior of individuals of the same age) Developmental tasks: ________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Developmental theories: attempt to describe patterns of growth and change throughout the human life span Normative events: in family life cycle theory, the predictable events in life that require a developmental change in behavior (also called normative crisis, contrast non-normative crisis) Stimuli: _____________________________________________
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Basic Concepts/Principles
Families, like individuals, have life spans with predictable stages marked by normative events (marriage, children, etc) ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future
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Criticisms Researchers must be careful to determine whether or not the differences between individuals of different ages are caused by the age-stage of the individual. ________________________________________ ________________________________________
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Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Developmental Stages
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