1. YOUNG ADULTHOOD

2. DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS (AGES 20-40)
Exploring adult roles
Becoming independent
Developing intimate relationships
Adjusting to living with another person
Starting a family and becoming a parent
Assuming the responsibilities of managing a home
Beginning a career

3. REASSESSMENT Late 20s to early 30s
Reevaluate the decisions you have made in an effort to determine whether your chosen course is really the one for you
Women especially reassess in their 30s:
Biological changes
May want career after having a family

4. ERIK ERIKSON Intimacy vs. Isolation
Key task during young adulthood is forming relationships
Patriarchy: men play dominant role in marriage

5. DIVORCE Over 60% of marriages end in divorce No Fault Divorce
Increased economic independence of women
Extremely high expectations
Can lead to feelings of failure, loneliness, fear and depression OR it can be a time of personal growth and renewal

6. EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN
Children of divorced parents are more likely to have behavioral problems, engage in substance abuse and earn lower grades
Children are impacted because:
Fear of change
Fear of being abandoned
Losing attachment
Coping with parental tension

7. EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN
Danger Signs:
Trying to bring parents back together
Aggression and defiance
Depression and withdrawal
Appropriate Strategies
Both parents must be involved
Parents must respect one another
Avoid criticizing each other